verb, noun
verb (formal) to support sth publicly
SYNRECOMMEND:
[VN] The group does not advocate the use of violence. * [V-ing] Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behaviour. * [Vthat] The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. * (BrE also) The report advocated that all buildings should be fitted with smoke detectors. [also VN-ing]
Part of speech: noun
1 ~ (of / for sth/sb) a person who supports or speaks in favour of sb or of a public plan or action:
an advocate for hospital workers * a staunch advocate of free speech
seealsoDEVIL'SADVOCATE
2 a person who defends sb in a court of law -< LAWYER
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for advocate is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is advocate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, advocate is tagged as noun.
Does advocate appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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