[ˈadvəkət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
(e.g: he was an untiring advocate of economic reform)

- a person who puts a case on someone else's behalf
(e.g: care managers can become advocates for their clients)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’

[ˈadvəkeɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- publicly recommend or support
(e.g: voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’