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Advocate
To publicly support or defend a cause, policy, or proposal. As a noun, a person who publicly supports or defends a cause, or a lawyer.
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Imagine This
Imagine a town hall meeting where a community leader steps to the microphone, presents a clear plan, and passionately urges the audience to support it. Their persuasive words bring wavering neighbors together to advocate for meaningful change.
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Sounds Like
AD-vuh-kate (verb) or AD-vuh-kÉt (noun).
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Looks Like
Looks like: adv-ocate; think of the prefix adv- (to) and the root vocate (call/voice).
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Remember This
Advocate comes from Latin advocare, meaning to call to aid. In many contexts, an advocate is simply someone who supports a cause, and in legal contexts, the term can refer to a lawyer.
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Other Forms
advocatenoun
advocacynoun
advocatingverb
advocatedverb
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Connect With
support, champion, endorse, back, proponent
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Note
Use advocate with for when supporting a cause (advocate for). Use that when suggesting a belief or proposal should be pursued (advocate that). The noun form refers to a person who supports or defends a cause, often a lawyer in legal settings. Related forms include advocacy and advocating.
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Examples
- The organization advocates for higher minimum wage.
- She has long advocated for environmental reform.
Synonyms
supportchampionendorsepromoteback
Antonyms
opposedeterreject
Etymology
From Latin advocare, to call to aid; ad- means to, vocare means to call.
Mnemonic
Add Your VOICE to a CAUSE. Remember that advocate means to publicly support or defend a cause by lending your voice.
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Maverick
nounA person who refuses to follow the crowd; a nonconformist; someone who acts independently and resists conventional norms. The term can also describe such independent behavior when used as an adjective (e.g., a maverick thinker).
Aggressive
adjectiveReady to attack or confront; acting with force or pushiness, often in a way that is aggressive rather than calm or restrained.
Xenophobia
nounAn irrational fear or dislike of people from other countries; hostility toward foreigners.
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Endorse
verbTo authorize by signing the back of a document (such as a check) or to publicly support or approve something.
Abandon
verbTo give up completely, to desert or leave behind, or to relinquish a claim, plan, or responsibility.
Abate
verbTo decrease in amount or intensity; to reduce or end something.
Abolish
verbTo formally end or repeal a system, practice, or institution; to officially put an end to something established.
Abridge
verbTo shorten (a text, speech, or other work) by omitting parts; to condense.
Abscond
verbTo depart secretly or flee, especially to avoid detection or arrest.
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