ADVOCATE


Meaning of ADVOCATE in English

I.

noun

1 sb who supports sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ ardent , effective , firm ( esp. BrE ), great , outspoken , powerful , staunch , strong , tireless ( esp. AmE ), vocal

She's a staunch ~ of free trade.

▪ chief , leading , prominent

▪ long-standing

ADVOCATE + VERB

▪ argue , claim , say

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

He is one of the leading ~s for a more modern style of worship.

▪ ~ of

an ~ of pacifism

2 lawyer

ADJECTIVE

▪ solicitor ( BrE )

▪ judge

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ strongly

Heart specialists strongly ~ low-cholesterol diets.

▪ openly , publicly

PHRASES

▪ be widely ~d

These policies have been widely ~d.

Advocate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ report

Advocate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ approach , ↑ creation , ↑ disobedience , ↑ doctrine , ↑ establishment , ↑ murder , ↑ policy , ↑ practice , ↑ reform , ↑ return , ↑ system , ↑ use , ↑ view , ↑ violence , ↑ withdrawal

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