advocate
/ˈæd.və.kət/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.21 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
noun
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
verb
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
Transitive verb
verb
To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
Example Sentences
- "I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him."
- ""I think," replied the young advocate, unwilling to give up a point in which his feelings were interested, "that even you would believe in Walter Maynard's success in life, if you knew him. What has brought the world to its present state, but individual talent?""
- "He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally."
- "Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident."
- "7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln To advocate the cause of thy client."
- "16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated."
Etymology
From Middle English advocat, advoket, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus (“an advocate”), from the substantivization of the perfect passive participle of advocāre (“to call for”) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from a calque of Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avocat, avouch, and avow. The verb derives from the noun on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.