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advocate
ad·vo·cate
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 /ˈædvəkət/  noun  ,  pl   -cates [  count  ]
  1 a : a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy
   a birth control advocate = an advocate of birth control [=a person who advocates birth control]
   a passionate/impassioned advocate of civil rights
  1 b US : a person who works for a cause or group
   a women's health advocate = an advocate for women's health
   She works as a consumer advocate.
  2 : a person who argues for the cause of another person in a court of law : lawyer
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ad·vo·cate
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 /ˈædvəˌkeıt/  verb  , -cates, -cat·ed, -cat·ing [  + obj  ]
  : to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.)
   He advocates traditional teaching methods.
   They advocate abolishing the income tax. = They advocate that the income tax should be abolished.
   The plan is advocated by the president.