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advocate 音標拼音: ['ædvəkət] ['ædvək ,et] n.
vt. 鼓吹,主張,支持,擁護,提倡 鼓吹,主張,支援,擁護,提倡 advocate n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [ synonym: { advocate}, { advocator}, { proponent}, { exponent}] 2: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [ synonym: { advocate}, { counsel}, { counselor}, { counsellor}, { counselor- at- law}, { pleader}] v 1: push for something; " The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [ synonym: { recommend}, { urge}, { advocate}] 2: speak, plead, or argue in favor of; " The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [ synonym: { preach}, { advocate}] 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. [ 1913 Webster] To advocate the cause of thy client. -- Bp. Sanderson ( 1624). [ 1913 Webster] This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause. -- Mitford. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Christ, considered as an intercessor. [ 1913 Webster] We have an Advocate with the Father. -- 1 John ii. 1. [ 1913 Webster] { Faculty of advocates} ( Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. { Lord advocate} ( Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. { Judge advocate}. See under { Judge}. [ 1913 Webster]
Advocate \ Ad" vo* cate\, v. i. To act as advocate. [ Obs.] -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 260 Moby Thesaurus words for " advocate": Maecenas, 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 |
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