advocate

Etymology
From, , from , from (past participle of ), a calque of  (whence 🇨🇬). .

Pronunciation

 * Noun:
 * Verb:
 * Verb:
 * Verb:
 * Verb:

Noun

 * 1) Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
 * 2) Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
 * 3) A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
 * 4) A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
 * 1) A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
 * 1) A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
 * 1) A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

Translations

 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * Polish: ,


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:, محامية
 * Armenian: ,
 * Belarusian: адвака́т
 * Bulgarian:, адвока́тка
 * Catalan:
 * Chechen: юрист
 * Crimean Tatar: advokat
 * Czech: obhájce,, ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:, avogada
 * Georgian: ადვოკატი
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: δικήγορος, πρόδικος
 * Hebrew:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Irish: abhcóide
 * Italian: ,
 * Khmer: ស្មាក្ដី
 * Ladin: aucat
 * Latin: cognitor, advocātus
 * Macedonian: адвокат
 * Malayalam: വക്കീല്, അഭിഭാഷകന്
 * Maltese:, avukatessa
 * Maori: kaitautoko
 * Middle English: oratour
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Slovene: zagovornik, zagovornica
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Tamil:
 * Tocharian B: weñmo
 * Volapük:,  hilavogan,  jilavogan


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: ناطق بلسان, لسان حال
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Danish: forkæmper
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ;
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:, ,
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:, sostenitrice
 * Maltese: diffensur, diffensura
 * Maori: kaitautoko, aumangea, whakaihuwaka, kaihāpai, kaitaunaki
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: forkjemper
 * Nynorsk: forkjempar
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , , , , , ,
 * Slovene: podpornik, podpornica
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:


 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Norwegian:

Verb

 * 1)  To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
 * 2) * 7 March, 1624,, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
 * To advocate the cause of thy client.
 * 1) * 16 June, 1784,, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
 * This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated.
 * 1)  To encourage support for something.
 * 2)  To engage in advocacy.
 * 3)  To appeal from an inferior court to the.
 * 4)  To call a case before itself for decision.
 * 1)  To engage in advocacy.
 * 2)  To appeal from an inferior court to the.
 * 3)  To call a case before itself for decision.
 * 1)  To appeal from an inferior court to the.
 * 2)  To call a case before itself for decision.
 * 1)  To call a case before itself for decision.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:advise

Translations

 * Arabic: حامى, رافع, ترافع
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , ,
 * Danish: kæmpe for, argumentere for, fortale
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, puhua puolesta,
 * French:
 * Galician:, avogar
 * German: ,
 * Ido: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin:
 * Maori: tūhana, tūwhana, hapahapai
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, , выступа́ть в защи́ту
 * Slovene: zagovarjati
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,


 * Arabic: أوصى ب
 * Bulgarian: застъпвам се за
 * Catalan:
 * Central Franconian: aabeveële
 * Danish: fortale
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latin:
 * Maori:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: advocar,, argumentar a favor
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: