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What does advocate mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word advocate? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
  2. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
  3. A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
  4. A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
  2. (transitive) To encourage support for something.
  3. (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
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