advocate

Significado (inglés)

Noun

1. Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
2. Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
3. A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
4. A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

Verb

1. To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
2. To encourage support for something.
3. To engage in advocacy.
4. To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
5. To call a case before itself for decision.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈæd.və.kət/

Etimoloxía (inglés)

From Middle English advocat, advoket, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus (past participle of advocāre (“to call for”)), a calque of Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avocat, avouch, and avow.