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Noun
/ˈadvəkəsē/,
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Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy,
  1. Public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy
    • - their advocacy of traditional family values
  2. The profession or work of a legal advocate

  1. active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
  2. (advocate) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
  3. (advocate) recommend: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
  4. (advocate) preach: speak, plead, or argue in favor of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
  5. (advocate) a lawyer who pleads cases in court
  6. Advocacy by an individual or by an advocacy group normally aim to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions; it may be motivated from moral, ethical or faith principles or simply to protect an asset of interest. ...
  7. An advocate is someone who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. It is used primarily in reference to the system of Scots law, Anglo-Dutch law, Scandinavian law and Israeli law, and also to refer to the fused legal professions in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. ...
  8. (Advocate (band)) Advocate was a Christian metalcore band from Mason City, Illinois. (Not to be confused with the Providence, Rhode Island based "Advocate", who released a full length record on the Indiana label "Happy Couples Never Last" and were active from 1999 to 2003) Playing with such acts ...
  9. (Advocate (role)) The Idealist temperament is one of four temperaments defined by David Keirsey. Correlating with the NF (intuitive–feeling) Myers-Briggs types, the Idealist temperament comprises the following role variants (listed with their corresponding Myers-Briggs types): Champion (ENFP), ...
  10. (Advocates) An advocate is someone who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. ...
  11. (The Advocate) The Advocate is an American LGBT-interest magazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States.
  12. the profession of an advocate; the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something; the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
  13. (advocate) A person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court; A person who speaks in support of something; A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves; To argue for someone else; To encourage support for something
  14. (Advocate) A person who gives you support or protects your rights.
  15. (Advocate) Someone who takes action to help someone else (as in "educational advocate"); also, to take action on someone's behalf.
  16. (Advocate) an individual who is not an attorney, who assists parents and children in their dealing with school districts regarding the children’s special education programs.
  17. (advocate) an individual who supports and represents the rights and interests of another individual in order to ensure the individual’s full legal rights and access to services; functions as a representative for the best interests of another person.
  18. An advocate is someone who helps to support a service user or carer through their contact with health services. ...
  19. (Advocate) One that pleads the cause of another.
  20. (Advocate) An individual who represents other people's interests as his or her own, advocating strategies that involve working on behalf of or with other people.
  21. (Advocate) Anyone who supports the cause of a person with disabilities or group of people with disabilities, especially in legal or administrative proceedings or public forums.
  22. An advocate is a person or institution who will serve as a friend and look out for the best interests of the person with a disability.  The advocate is not court appointed.
  23. (Advocate) A member of the Scottish Bar.
  24. (Advocate) One who renders legal advice, assistance or argues on behalf of a party before a court or tribunal; a lawyer.
  25. (advocate) To speak, act or write in support of a cause, person or idea.