advocate

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♦ ad|vo|cate (advocates advocating advocated)
The verb is pronounced /'ædvəkeɪt/ The noun is pronounced /'ædvəkət/
1 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. (FORMAL)
Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
= recommend
2 [N-COUNT] oft N of n
An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. (FORMAL)
He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
= proponent
3 [N-COUNT]
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. (LEGAL)
= lawyer
4 [N-COUNT] with supp
An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. (AM)
...advocates for the homeless...
see also devil's advocatedev|il's ad|vo|cate
[N-UNCOUNT] also with det
If you play devil's advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting.

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