(~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly. (FORMAL)
Mr Williams is a conservative who ~s fewer government controls on business.
...the tax policy ~d by the Opposition.
= recommend
VERB: V n, V-ed
2.
An ~ of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly. (FORMAL)
He was a strong ~ of free market policies and a multi-party system.
= proponent
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
An ~ is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law. (LEGAL)
= lawyer
N-COUNT
4.
An ~ for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group. (AM)
...~s for the homeless...
N-COUNT: with supp
see also devil’s ~