Synonym: defend, support. Antonym: impugn. Similar words: locate, vocal, location, educate, category, delicate, indicate, dedicate. Meaning: ['ædvəkət] n. 1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea 2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court. v. 1. push for something 2. speak, plead, or argue in favour of.
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61. It is human nature to advocate change in some one else's affairs whilst vigorously opposing its necessity in one's own.
62. She can reassure the pregnant woman that she will have the ability and confidence to be an advocate on her own behalf.
63. An extension of this may occur when the victim actually, becomes a supporter or advocate of her captor.
64. As a card-carrying member of the Wilderness Society, I do not advocate less pristine forest.
65. No zealous advocate of good citizenship would argue that political participation ought to be pursued to the neglect of all other obligations.
66. Birmingham, once a labor lawyer, is expected to be a strong advocate on such issues as the minimum wage.
67. Champfleury, for a time the leading advocate of Realism, defended that school against attacks made during the 1853 Salon.
68. The Advocate wound up releasing advance copies of the interview to the media over Thanksgivinga week before our board meeting.
69. However, those who advocate a federal takeover of workers' compensation are barking up the wrong tree.
70. He supports parental notification and opposes government funding, but does not advocate a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
71. Others still advocate genetic engineering of plants and animals as the greatest single technology that will feed the world.
72. Rather than supporting the statusquo, the way things are, utopian ideologies advocate a complete change in the structure of society.
73. The hon. Gentleman is not a very convincing advocate of the policies of youth.
74. No one knows what society would be like if everyone acted on the advice of those who openly advocate it.
75. The state Department of Insurance conducts financial checkups and can act as a patient advocate with health-maintenance organizations.
76. The author's credentials as an advocate for the popularity as well as the excellence of publicly-sponsored theatre are beyond question.
77. He said bluntly that he was a great advocate of a proper observance of status and rank.
78. Where Marxism is seen to advocate radical change, functionalism is seen to justify and legitimate the statusquo.
79. It is believed to advocate measures such as fuel substitution and energy efficiency.
80. Only when it becomes an advocate for the oppressed can it fulfill its prophetic role.
81. Hugh was the most forceful advocate of the principle which the new papal decree embodied.
82. But when these eco-skeptics do propose solutions, they generally advocate technological adjustments that fail to address the root causes of problems.
83. Ash, he said, did not advocate complete bans on smoking.
84. As I have said before, if people advocate spending and tax increases, they should be prepared to defend them.
85. Instead, we advocate an alternative approach that dispenses with universalistic definitions and the testing of these.
86. Even Libertarians, who advocate much less government, are happy to accept public campaign money.
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87. The majority of people voted in favour of parties that advocate the inclusion of the social chapter, but the Government rejects it.
88. I also strongly advocate an interactive process, with extensive employee involvement.
89. His fellow Black power advocate John Carlos is also frequently cited as a major influence.
90. This is understandable also for commissariat current advocate channel.
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