advocate
part of speech
noun (an advocate, advocates); verb (advocate, advocates, advocated, advocating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. tree →
2) An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people. tree →
3) (law) An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland. tree →
sense in the lessons
In citizenship and news it is about people who argue for change, like advocates for animal rights. In law it names a type of lawyer. Phrases: advocate for, an advocate of, devil's advocate.
examples
- She advocates healthy school meals. tree →
- He is an advocate for children's rights. tree →
- The advocate spoke for the accused in court. tree →
- Many doctors advocate more exercise. tree →
- Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea. tree →
- Be your own advocate and ask for help. tree →
- The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate. tree →
note
Pronunciation differs: the noun ends "-kit" (AD-vo-kit), the verb ends "-kate" (AD-vo-kate). Noun: advocacy. In Scotland, advocates are like barristers in England.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «advocate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.