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Definition of advocate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

advocate

noun
 
/ˈædvəkət/
 
/ˈædvəkət/
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  1. (formal) a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action
    • advocate for something/somebody an advocate for hospital workers
    • advocate of something/somebody a staunch advocate of free speech
    see also devil’s advocate, patient advocate
    Extra Examples
    • an advocate of pacifism
    • Canada was one of the strongest advocates of sanctions.
    • She became a firm advocate of overseas ventures.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • ardent
    • effective
    • firm
    adverb
    • argue
    • claim
    • say
    preposition
    • advocate for
    • advocate of
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  2. (law) a person who defends somebody in court
    • Solicitors often appear as advocates in the lower courts.
    • Those charged should be represented by trained, qualified legal advocates.
    Topics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • solicitor
    • judge
    See full entry
  3. (law) (in Scotland and South Africa) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts
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    • Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/​or to represent them in a court of law.
    • In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
    • In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
      • the District Attorney
    • Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
      • counsel for the prosecution
    • Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
    • In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
      • the Solicitor General
    • A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
    see also the Lord Advocate, solicitor advocate
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