What (who) is Advocate - definition
PROFESSION IN THE FIELD OF LAW
Advocat; Advocates; Advocate (Pakistan); Senior Advocate Supreme Court; Advocates in South Africa; Advocate (South Africa); Advocate (Scotland); Legal advocate; Stables (Law)
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advocate
(advocated)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
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
VERB: V n, V-ed
2.
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
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. (LEGAL)
= lawyer
N-COUNT
4.
An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. (AM)
...advocates for the homeless...
N-COUNT: with supp
see also devil's advocate
advocate
¦ noun 'adv?k?t
1. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
2. a person who pleads a case on someone else's behalf.
Scottish term for barrister.
¦ verb 'adv?ke?t publicly recommend or support.
Derivatives
advocacy noun
advocateship noun
advocation noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. avocat, from L. advocat-, advocare 'call (to one's aid)', from ad- 'to' + vocare 'to call'.
advocate
I
n.
1) an aggressive, strong advocate
2) a client, patient; consumer advocate
3) the devil's advocate
II
v.
1) (G) he advocated bringing legal action
2) (K) she advocated our withdrawing from the contest
3) (formal) (L; subj.) they advocated that one candidate withdraw
Wikipedia
Advocate
An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, in Scottish, Manx, South African, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Polish, Israeli, South Asian and South American jurisdictions, "Advocate" indicates a lawyer of superior classification.
"Advocate" is in some languages an honorific for lawyers, such as "Adv. Sir Alberico Gentili". "Advocate" also has the everyday meaning of speaking out to help someone else, such as patient advocacy or the support expected from an elected politician; this article does not cover those senses.
Pronunciation examples for Advocate
1. advocate.
The Art of Negotiation _ Stuart Diamond _ Talks at Google
2. advocate.
Lawyerâs Demistifying Murder _ William Clegg QC _ Talks at Google
3. advocate.
My Voice Matters _ International Women's Advocates Panel _ Talks at Google
4. We educate and train advocates, lay advocates
Innovation in Breast Cancer Prevention & Treatment _ Fran Visco & Alana Welm _ Talks at Google
5. Advocates do.
Privacyâs Blueprint _ Woodrow Hartzog _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Advocate
1. Taxpayer Advocate Service of the IRS: http://www.irs.gov/advocate.
2. You are free to advocate whatever policies you wish to advocate.
3. Advocate General Punjab, Aftab Iqbal Chaudhry, Additional Advocate General Sindh, Qazi Khalid Ali and Advocate General Balochistan, Salahuddin Mengal adopted the arguments of Attorney General Makhdoom Ali Khan.
4. Sarah Martin is Gender Advocate and Sayre Nyce is Congressional Advocate for Refugees International.
5. Advocate General Sindh, Anwar Mansoor and Additional Advocate General Sindh, Qazi Khalid Ali represented the provincial government.