advocate
C1Academic AWL-7Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈædvəkət/US /ˈædvəkət/
Meaning
noun
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”
verb
to support something publicly
“advocate something, The group does not advocate the use of violence.”
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