Definition of Advocate

ADVise strongly; try to persuade (w/DAT)

(v. i.)
To act as advocate.
  

(n.)
To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
  

(n.)
One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
  

(n.)
One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.
  

(n.)
Christ, considered as an intercessor.
  

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advocate
\ad"vo*cate\ (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. advocated (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. advocating (&?;).] [see advocate, n., advoke, avow.] to plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. to advocate the cause of thy client. sanderson (1624). this is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause.
advocate
\ad"vo*cate\ (&?;), n. [oe. avocat, avocet, of. avocat, fr. l. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare to call. see advowee, avowee, vocal.]
1. one who pleads the cause of another. specifically: one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
note: in the english and american law, advocate is the same as "counsel," "counselor," or "barrister." in the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as "counsel" at the common law.
2. one who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.
3. christ, considered as an intercessor. we have an advocate with the father. i. 1.

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 judge advocate 
 lord advocate 
 judge-advocate general 

One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.

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Noun
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
(synonym) advocator, proponent, exponent
(hypernym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
(hyponym) apologist, vindicator, justifier
(derivation) preach
2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
(synonym) counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(hypernym) lawyer, attorney
(classification) law, jurisprudence

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Verb
1. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
(synonym) recommend, urge
(hypernym) propose, suggest, advise
2. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"
(synonym) preach
(hypernym) urge, urge on, press, exhort
(hyponym) sermonize, sermonise, preachify, moralize, moralise
(derivation) advocator, proponent, exponent

supporter

To dream that you advocate any cause, denotes that you will be faithful to your interests, and endeavor to deal honestly with the public, as your interests affect it, and be loyal to your promises to friends.
  

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Civil And Ecclesiastical Law. An officer who maintains or defends the rights of his client in the same manner as the counsellor does in the common law.

Lord Advocate. An officer of state in Scotland, appointed by the king, to advise about the making and executing the law, to prosecute capital crimes.

College Or Faculty Of Advocates. A college consisting of 180 persons, appointed to plead in. all actions before the lords of sessions.

Church Or Ecclesiastical Advocates. Pleaders appointed by the church to maintain its rights. A patron who has the advowson or presentation to a church.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

A barrister or solicitor representing a party in a hearing before a Court 

One who supports clients in obtaining services.

(Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix.

or Paraclete, one that pleads the cause of another. (1 John 2:1) Used by Christ, (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7) to describe the office and work of the Holy Spirit, and translated Comforter, i.e. (see margin of Revised Version) Advocate, Helper, Intercessor. This use of the word is derived from the fact that the Jews, being largely ignorant of the Roman law and the Roman language, had to employ Roman advocates in their trials before Roman courts. Applied to Christ, (1 John 2:1)