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advocates
noun(ad-vo-cate)one who pleads the cause of another; specifically : one who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court
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noun(ad-vo-cate)one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
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noun(ad-vo-cate)one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group
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verb(ad-vo-cate)to support or argue for (a cause, policy, etc.) : to plead in favor of
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verb(ad-vo-cate)to act as advocate for someone or something
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noun(ad-vo-cate)a Roman Catholic official whose duty is to examine critically the evidence on which a demand for beatification or canonization rests
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noun(ad-vo-cate)a person who champions the less accepted cause for the sake of argument
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noun(ad-vo-cate)an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
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noun(ad-vo-cate)a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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noun(ad-vo-cate)the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy