advocate

noun

1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Synonym: advocatorproponentexponent

2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

Synonym: counselcounselorcounsellorcounselor-at-lawpleader

verb

1. speak, plead, or argue in favor of

e.g. The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house

Synonym: preach

2. push for something

e.g. The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day

Synonym: recommendurge

1. 拥护；提倡；主张
If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.

advocate的近义词

e.g. Mr Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。
e.g. ...the tax policy advocated by the Opposition.
反对党提倡的税收政策

2. 拥护者；提倡者
An advocate of a particular action or plan is someone who recommends it publicly.

e.g. He was a strong advocate of free market policies and a multi-party system.
他是自由市场政策和多党派制度的坚决拥护者。

3. 辩护律师
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks in favour of someone or defends them in a court of law.

4. （为某一类人）谋利益者
An advocate for a particular group is a person who works for the interests of that group.

e.g. ...advocates for the homeless...
为无家可归的人谋利益者
e.g. Animal rights advocates argue that zoos are really animal prisons and very often cruel.
动物权利保护者指出动物园实际上是动物的牢笼，经常很残酷地对待动物。

1. 倡导：它强调健康促进应采取倡导(advocate)、使能(enable)和中介(mediate)的三种基本策略,优先在包括促进社会对健康的责任、促进健康投资、扩大健康促进合作伙伴、提高社区能力和个人增权、确保(形成)健康促进基础结构五个方面采取行动.