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# advocate

noun (an advocate, advocates); verb (advocate, advocates, advocated, advocating)

«advocate» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#m1)
2. An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#m2)
3. (law) An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#m3)

### In the lessons

In citizenship and news it is about people who argue for change, like advocates for animal rights. In law it names a type of lawyer. Phrases: advocate for, an advocate of, devil's advocate.

### Examples

- She advocates healthy school meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x1)
- He is an advocate for children's rights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x2)
- The advocate spoke for the accused in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x3)
- Many doctors advocate more exercise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x4)
- Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x5)
- Be your own advocate and ask for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x6)
- The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/#x7)

### Note

Pronunciation differs: the noun ends "-kit" (AD-vo-kit), the verb ends "-kate" (AD-vo-kate). Noun: advocacy. In Scotland, advocates are like barristers in England.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «advocate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advocate/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«advocate» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/advocate.html) on Mova free.