"advocate" noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocator (http://word.sc/advocator), proponent (http://word.sc/proponent), exponent (http://word.sc/exponent)] a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: counsel (http://word.sc/counsel), counselor (http://word.sc/counselor), counsellor (http://word.sc/counsellor), counselor-at-law (http://word.sc/counselor-at-law), pleader (http://word.sc/pleader)] verb push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend (http://word.sc/recommend), urge (http://word.sc/urge)] speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: preach (http://word.sc/preach)] Source: http://www.word.sc/advocate

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