Advocate

Noun

 * 1) A person who argues the case of another, such as a lawyer in a court.
 * 2) A person who speaks in support of something.
 * 3) A person who supports someone to make their voice heard, or ideally to speak up for themselves.

Verb

 * 1) urge
 * 2) plead for
 * 3)  To argue for someone else.
 * 4)  To encourage support for something.

Adjectives for Advocate
conspicuous; disinterested; benevolent; keen; stalwart; ardent; earnest; pioneer; militant; unselfish; persistent; distinguished; zealous; uncompromising;  prominent; enthusiastic; sincere; warm; strenuous; erudite; adroit; exclusive;  ingenious; notorious; active; argumentative; fearless; courageous;  competent; aggressive; ironic; staunch; resourceful;  idealistic; eloquent; loyal; tactful; obstinate; timorous; vigilant; virile; impassioned; able.

Adverbs for Advocate
emphatically; disinterestedly; ostensibly; passionately; absurdly; warmly; fanatically; ardently; characteristically; openly; stalwartly; earnestly; militantly; unselfishly; persistently; zealously; uncompromisingly; eruditely; adroitly; ingeniously; notoriously; fearlessly; competently; idealistically; eloquently; obstinately; timorously; truculently.

Synonyms for Advocate
support, maintain, champion, recommend, favor, promote, advance, forward, plead.

Antonyms for Advocate
attack, oppose, protest.

Derived terms

 * devil's advocate

Thesaurus
abet; abettor; acquaintance; admirer; advance; advise; aficionado; agent; aid and abet; allege in support; alpenstock; alter ego; alternate; amicus curiae; angel; answer; apologete; apologist; apologizer; argue for; arm; assert; athletic supporter; attorney; attorney-at-law; back; backbone; backer; backing; backstop; backup; backup man; bandeau; barrister; barrister-at-law; bearer; best friend; blandish; boost; bosom friend; bra; brace; bracer; bracket; brassiere; brief; brother; buff; buttress; cajole; call on; call upon; cane; carrier; casual acquaintance; cervix; champion; close acquaintance; close friend; coach; coax; comfort; commend; confer; confidant; confidante; consult with; contend for; corset; counsel; counselor; counselor-at-law; countenance; counter; crook; crutch; cry up; defend; defender; dependence; deputy; direct; dummy; embolden; encourage; encourager; endorse; endorser; espouse; executive officer; exhort; exponent; expounder; familiar; fan; favor; favorer; fellow; fellow creature; fellowman; figurehead; forward; foundation garment; friend; friend at court; fulcrum; girdle; go for; guard; guide; guy; guywire; hearten; high-pressure; hype; importune; inseparable friend; insist; insist upon; instruct; intercessor; intimate; jawbone; jock; jockstrap; justifier; justify; keep in countenance; kibitz; lawyer; legal adviser; legal counselor; legal expert; legal practitioner; legalist; lieutenant; lobby; locum; locum tenens; lover; mainstay; maintain; maintainer; make a plea; mast; meddle; mouthpiece; nag; neck; neighbor; other self; paladin; paranymph; partisan; patron; pickup; pinch hitter; plead for; plead with; pleader; plug; prescribe; press; pressure; proctor; procurator; promote; promoter; prop; proponent; propose; protagonist; protector; proxy; puff; push; rebut; recommend; refute; reinforce; reinforcement; reinforcer; reliance; reply; repository; representative; respond; rest; resting place; rigging; riposte; say in defense; sea lawyer; second; second in command; secondary; seconder; sectary; self-styled lawyer; shine upon; shoulder; shroud; side with; sider; smile upon; soft-soap; solicitor; speak for; speak highly of; speak up for; speak warmly of; speak well of; spine; sponsor; sprit; staff; stalwart; stand behind; stand up for; stand-in; standby; standing rigging; stave; stay; stick; stick up for; stiffener; strengthener; submit; subscribe; substitute; successful advocate; suggest; support; supporter; surrogate; sustain; sustainer; sweet-talk; sympathizer; tout; understudy; uphold; upholder; urge; urge reasons for; utility man; vicar; vicar general; vice; vicegerent; vindicate; vindicator; votary; walking stick; well-wisher; wheedle; whitewasher; work on

Noun

 * Albanian:
 * Armenian:, իրավաբան
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chechen: юрист
 * Crimean Tatar: advokat
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: advocaat, advocate , verdediger , verdedigster
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Hebrew: עורך־דין (orekh-din), עורכת־דין (orekhet-din)
 * Italian:
 * Malayalam: വക്കീല് (vakkeel), അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhaashakan)
 * Maltese: avukat, avukatessa
 * Polish: adwokat
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: zagovornik, zagovornica
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:


 * Albanian: mbrojtës
 * Armenian: կողմնակից
 * Bulgarian:, поддръжник
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: kannattaja, puoltaja
 * French:
 * Greek: υπερασπιστής, υπέρμαχος,  υποστηρικτής
 * Indonesian: pembela


 * Italian: ,
 * Maltese: diffensur, diffensura
 * Portuguese: porta voz, representante, defensor
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: podpornik, podpornica
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish: förespråkare

Verb

 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: verteidigen, plädieren


 * Slovene: zagovarjati
 * Spanish: recomendar
 * Swedish: plädera


 * Bulgarian: застъпвам се за
 * Dutch:
 * French:
 * German: verteidigen, plädieren
 * Japanese: 説く (とく, toku)


 * Portuguese: advocar,defender,argumentar a favor
 * Slovene: podpirati
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: förespråka

Anagrams

 * avocated