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Meaning of Advocate | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈæd.və.kət

Definitions

  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; proponent
  4. A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

Equivalents

العربية أوصى ب المؤيّد ترافع حامى رافع لسان حال محامي محامية ناطق بلسان
Беларуская адвакат
Български адвокат адвокатка защитник
Bosanski advokat pravnik адвокат заштитник поборник поборница
Català advocar advocat
Čeština advokát obhájce právnička právník zastánkyně
Dansk advokat forkæmper fortale
Deutsch Advokat Advokatin Anwalt befürworten Fürsprecher plädieren Rechtsanwalt Rechtsanwältin Sachwalter Verfechter verteidigen Verteidiger
Ελληνικά απολογητής απολογήτρια συνήγορος υπερασπιστής υπέρμαχος υποστηρικτής
Esperanto advokato
Español abogada abogado abogador abogar advocante advocar defensor portavoz recomendar representante vocero
Suomi advokaatti asianajaja kannattaa kannattaja puolestapuhuja puoltaja puolustaa tukihenkilö
Français avocat Avocate Plaider porte-parole préconiser
Gaeilge abhcóide
Galego avogado avogar defender
עברית סנגור
हिन्दी अधिवक्ता पक्षी पैरोकार
Hrvatski advokat pravnik адвокат заштитник поборник поборница
Հայերեն իրավաբան կողմնակից փաստաբան
Bahasa Indonesia advokat pembela pendukung pengacara penyokong pokrol
Italiano avvocata avvocato difendere promuovere raccomandare sostenere sostenitore sostenitrice
日本語 主張する 弁護人 支持する 説く
ქართული ადვოკატი
Kurdî avûkat
Latina advocatus cognitor supersum
Македонски адвокат заштитник поборник
Malti avukat
Nederlands aanbevelen advocaat advocate bepleiten verdediger verdedigster voorstander
Polski adwokat adwokatka adwokatować krzewiciel mecenas obrońca orędownik papuga pierca propagator przepowiadacz zwolennik
Português advocar advogada advogado advogar argumentar a favor defender defensor representante
Русский адвокат выступа́ть в защи́ту защитник защитница отстаивать поборник побо́рница приверженец приверженка пропагандировать сторонник сторонница
Shqip avokat mbrojtës
Српски advokat pravnik адвокат заштитник поборник поборница
Svenska advokat förespråka förespråkare förfäktare plädera tillskyndare
தமிழ் வக்கீல்
Tagalog abogado
Tiếng Việt trạng sư

Examples

“I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.”
“"I think," replied the young advocate, unwilling to give up a point in which his feelings were interested, "that even you would believe in Walter Maynard's success in life, if you knew him. What has brought the world to its present state, but individual talent?"”
“He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.”
“Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

advocate general Advocated Advocates advocateship advocatess Advocating

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