ADVOCATES Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of advocate

as in proponents

a person who actively supports or favors a cause Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system

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as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy

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verb

present tense third-person singular of advocate

as in endorses

to promote the interests or cause of environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests

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Voters were almost evenly split over whether Proposition 36 would reduce homelessness or drug addiction in California, one of the selling points of the measures’ proponents.

Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
But in August, the bond measure was withdrawn, with proponents citing uneven polling and litigation.

Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024

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