advocate
IPA: ˈædvʌkʌt
noun
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
- A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
verb
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
- (Scotland, law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
- (Scotland, law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
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