Advocate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæθədˌɑːluːmɪnˈɛsənt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌalɐmˈaŋkəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌalɐmˈaŋkəʊz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæθədˌɑːluːmɪnˈɛsənt/.

Examples

The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

exponent advocator counsellor pleader urge counsel recommend counselor-at-law preach proponent counselor

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
noun	a lawyer who pleads cases in court
verb	push for something “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”
verb	speak, plead, or argue in favor of “The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house”

Word Forms

advocate	verb	speak, plead, or argue in favor of
propound	verb	put forward, as of an idea
counsel	verb	give advice to
counselorship	noun	the position of counselor
counsellorship	noun	the position of counselor
plead	verb	make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts
recommendation	noun	something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable
urgent	adjective	compelling immediate action
urgency	noun	insistent solicitation and entreaty
preaching	noun	a moralistic rebuke
advocator	noun	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocate	noun	a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
advocacy	noun	active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fürsprecher

eine Person, die sich für eine Sache einsetzt oder eine Idee vorbringt

🇫🇷French

avocat

une personne qui plaide pour une cause ou propose une idée

🇪🇸Spanish

defensor

Persona que defiende una causa o propone una idea.

🇮🇹Italian

avvocato

una persona che difende una causa o propone un'idea

🇳🇱Dutch

voorstander

iemand die voor een zaak pleit of een idee naar voren brengt

🇵🇹Portuguese

advogado

uma pessoa que defende uma causa ou propõe uma ideia

🇷🇺Russian

защитник

человек, который отстаивает какое-то дело или высказывает идею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वकील

वह व्यक्ति जो किसी उद्देश्य की पैरवी करता है या किसी विचार का प्रतिपादन करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উকিল

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি একটি কারণের জন্য আবেদন করেন বা একটি ধারণা প্রস্তাব করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வழக்கறிஞர்

ஒரு காரணத்திற்காக வாதிடும் அல்லது ஒரு யோசனையை முன்வைக்கும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

న్యాయవాది

ఒక కారణం కోసం వాదించే లేదా ఒక ఆలోచనను ప్రతిపాదించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

वकील

एखादी व्यक्ती जी एखाद्या कारणासाठी विनंती करते किंवा कल्पना मांडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વકીલ

એક વ્યક્તિ જે કોઈ કારણ માટે વિનંતી કરે છે અથવા કોઈ વિચારનો પ્રસ્તાવ મૂકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಕೀಲ

ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിഭാഷകൻ

ഒരു കാരണത്തിനായി വാദിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു ആശയം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਕੀਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وکیل

وہ شخص جو کسی وجہ کی التجا کرتا ہے یا خیال پیش کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提倡

为某项事业辩护或提出想法的人

🇯🇵Japanese

提唱する

大義を訴えたり、アイデアを提案したりする人

🇰🇷Korean

지지하다

명분을 주장하거나 의견을 제시하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người bào chữa

một người biện hộ cho một nguyên nhân hoặc đề xuất một ý tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

สนับสนุน

คนที่ร้องขอสาเหตุหรือเสนอความคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menganjurkan

seseorang yang membela suatu tujuan atau mengemukakan ide

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapagtaguyod

isang taong nagsusumamo para sa isang dahilan o naghahayag ng ideya

🇲🇾Malay

peguambela

orang yang merayu untuk sesuatu sebab atau mengemukakan idea

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يدافع عن

الشخص الذي يدافع عن قضية أو يقترح فكرة

🇮🇷Persian

مدافع

شخصی که برای دلیلی ادعا می کند یا ایده ای را مطرح می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

avukat

bir davayı savunan veya bir fikir öne süren kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹרֵך דִין

אדם שמתחנן למטרה או מעלה רעיון

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