"advocate" | Definition and Related Words

advocate

Noun

A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (synset 109794206)
is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
subtypes:
- apologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution
- constitutionalist - an advocate of constitutional government
- darwinian - an advocate of Darwinism
- democrat - an advocate of democratic principles
- populist - someone who advocates the rights of the common people over those of the elite
- federalist - an advocate of federalism
- gnostic - an advocate of Gnosticism
- humanist, humanitarian - an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
- ideologist, ideologue - an advocate of some ideology
- internationalist - an advocate of internationalism
- irredentist, irridentist - an advocate of irredentism
- isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs
- jansenist - an advocate of Jansenism
- libertarian - an advocate of libertarianism
- maoist - an advocate of Maoism
- marxist - an advocate of Marxism
- nationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government
- neoclassicist - an advocate of neoclassicism
- neutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairs
- nullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws
- drumbeater, partisan, zealot - a fervent and even militant proponent of something
- partitionist - an advocate of partitioning a country
- platonist - an advocate of Platonism
- pro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion
- presenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
- protectionist - an advocate of protectionism
- republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy)
- ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms
- ruralist - an advocate of rural living
- secessionist - an advocate of secessionism
- secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education
- separationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union)
- interpreter, representative, spokesperson, voice - an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
- suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
- admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or racial group over all others
- teleologist - advocate of teleology
- thatcherite - an advocate of Thatcherism
- unilateralist - an advocate of unilateralism
same as: advocator, exponent, proponent
A lawyer who pleads cases in court (synset 109795104)
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority

is a type of: attorney, lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

same as: counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader

Verb

Push for something (synset 200876672)
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"

is a type of: advise, propose, suggest - make a proposal, declare a plan for something

subtypes: prescribe - recommend as beneficial

same as: recommend, urge
Speak, plead, or argue in favor of (synset 200829391)
"The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

is a type of: exhort, press, urge, urge on - force or impel in an indicated direction

subtypes: moralise, moralize, preachify, sermonise, sermonize - speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements

same as: preach

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