| advocate | |
| 1. n. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. | |
| 2. n. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. | |
| 3. n. A person who speaks in support of something. | |
| 4. n. A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves. | |
| Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident. | |
| 5. v. To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. | |
| 6. v. To encourage support for something. | |
| I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them. | |
| 7. v. (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy. | |
| We have been advocating for changes in immigration law. | |
