advocate
倡导,倡导者,主张,鼓吹
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Definitions
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ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing.
- : to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
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ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing.
- : to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child.
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- : a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc.: an advocate of peace.
- : a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
- : a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Voting-rights advocates said they are concerned with requirements that create more opportunities for voters to make mistakes and potentially make it less likely for their ballot to count.
Of course, for many privacy advocates, surveillance drones capturing people’s every move is a dystopian nightmare.
Globally, the commitment has been well received by climate advocates.
Instead, according to records obtained by ProPublica, the deputy contacted the Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky, a leading advocate for the discredited argument that American elections are tainted by widespread voting fraud.
This is a tremendous opportunity for someone who has the credibility and composure to lead the search community as an educator and an advocate.
I am fighting that quota because I am an advocate of competition.
As a well-known advocate for Baluch rights in Iran, young Iranians reach out to him for advice.
He is a true advocate for human rights who has paid a horrible price for standing up against the Assad dictatorship.
Another step is to require a lawyer or advocate present during questioning of people with ID.
How, then, are LGBT people to advocate for their rights (civil, human, or otherwise) if they cannot even identify themselves?
Few, however, can now be found who do not advocate utilization of the principle to a greater or less degree in every organ.