[QUOTE] [B][SIZE="4"]"advocate"[/SIZE][/B] [B]noun[/B] [LIST=1] [*]a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/advocator"]advocator[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/proponent"]proponent[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/exponent"]exponent[/URL]] [*]a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/counsel"]counsel[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/counselor"]counselor[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/counsellor"]counsellor[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/counselor-at-law"]counselor-at-law[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/pleader"]pleader[/URL]] [/LIST] [B]verb[/B] [LIST=1] [*]push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/recommend"]recommend[/URL], [URL="http://www.word.sc/urge"]urge[/URL]] [*]speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: [URL="http://www.word.sc/preach"]preach[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL="http://www.word.sc/advocate"]http://www.word.sc/advocate[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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