Advocate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To act as advocate.

II. Advocate ·noun Christ, considered as an Intercessor.

III. Advocate ·noun To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.

IV. Advocate ·noun One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.

V. Advocate ·noun One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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