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Definitions: Advocate |
AdvocateNoun1. A person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. 2. A lawyer who pleads cases in court. Verb1. Push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day". 2. Speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "advocate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Bible | Advocate (Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Advocate (An) means one called to assist clients in a court of law. (Latin, advocare.) The Devil's Advocate. One who brings forward malicious accusations. When any name is proposed for canonisation in the Roman Catholic Church, two advocates are appointed, one to oppose the motion and one to defend it. The former, called Advocatus Diaboli (the Devil's Advocate), advances all he can against the person in question, the latter, called Advocatus Dei (God's Advocate), says all he can in support of the proposal. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Occupations | Conducts criminal and civil lawsuits, draws up legal documents, advises clients as to legal rights, and practices other phases of law: Gathers evidence in divorce, civil, criminal, and other cases to formulate defense or to initiate legal action. Conducts research, interviews clients and witnesses, and handles other details in preparation for trial. Prepares legal briefs, develops strategy, arguments, and testimony in preparation for presentation of case. Files brief with court clerk. Represents client in court and before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Interprets laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses. May confer with colleagues with specialty in area of lawsuit to establish and verify basis for legal proceedings. May act as trustee, guardian, or executor. May draft wills, trusts, transfer of assets, gifts, and other documents. May advise corporate clients concerning transactions of business involving internal affairs, stockholders, directors, officers, and corporate relations with general public. May supervise and coordinate activities of subordinate legal personnel. May prepare business contracts, pay taxes, settle labor disputes, and administer other legal matters. May teach college courses in law. May specialize in specific phase of law. (references) |
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From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Advocate."
Synonyms: AdvocateSynonyms: advocator (n), counsel (n), counsellor (n), counselor (n), counselor-at-law (n), exponent (n), pleader (n), proponent (n), preach (v), recommend (v), urge (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Advice | Verb: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice; suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort; (persuade). |
Aid | Second, stand by; back, back up; pay the piper, abet; work for, make interest for, stick up for, take up the cudgels for; take up the cause of, espouse the cause of, adopt the cause of; advocate, beat up for recruits, press into the service; squire, give moral support to, keep in countenance, countenance, patronize; lend oneself to, lend one's countenance to; smile upon, shine upon; favor, befriend, take in hand, enlist under the banners of; side with; (cooperate). |
Auxiliary | Votary; sectarian, secretary; seconder, backer, upholder, abettor, advocate, partisan, champion, patron, friend at court, mediator; angel. |
Consignee | Functionary, placeman, curator; treasurer; factor, bailiff, clerk, secretary, attorney, advocate, solicitor, proctor, broker, underwriter, commission agent, auctioneer, one's man of business; factotum; (director); caretaker; dalal, dubash, garnishee, gomashta. |
Deity | God the Son, Jesus, Christ; The Messiah, The Anointed, The Saviour, the Redeemer, The Mediator, The Intercessor, The Advocate, The Judge; The Son of God, The Son of Man, The Son of David; The Lamb of God, The Word; Logos; Emmanuel; Immanuel; The King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The King of Glory, The Prince of Peace, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth, The Life, The Bread of Life, The Light of the World; The Lord our, The Sun of Righteousness; "The Pilot of the Galilean lake". |
Friend | Favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas; tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer; ally; friend in need; (auxiliary). |
Lawyer | Noun: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.C.; Q.C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman, judge. |
Motive | Enforce, force; impel; (push); propel; whip, lash, goad, spur, prick, urge; egg on, hound, hurry on; drag; exhort; advise; call upon; press; (request); advocate. |
Pity | Sympathizer; advocate, friend, partisan, patron, wellwisher. |
Vindication | Advocate, defend, plead one's cause; stand up for, stick up for, speak up for; contend for, speak for; bear out, keep in countenance, support; plead say in defense; plead ignorance; confess and avoid, propugn, put in a good word for. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Advocate |
| English words defined with "advocate": judge advocate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "advocate": dahmum, Destructives ♦ EEI, Eric S. Raymond ♦ Hulsean Lectures ♦ Legislative Advocate ♦ National Association Of Export Companies, NSGIC ♦ Pleydell, Port Royal Society ♦ Redgauntlet ♦ supporters ♦ Yves. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "advocate": Advocacy, Advoke. (references) |
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Screenplays | In my case, you know, I hate to advocate drugs or liquor, violence, insanity to anyone. (Where the Buffalo Roam; writing credit: Hunter S. Thompson) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Gambier's Advocate (1915) Taggart: Devil's Advocate (1995) | |
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 | Scene in the Secretary of the Navy's office, as bids are opened for the construction of the battleships South Dakota (BB-57), Indiana (BB-58) and Massachusetts (BB-59). Seated at the table are (left to right): Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson; Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, Judge Advocate General; and Rear Admiral William G. DuBose, Chief, Bureau of Construction and Repair. Rear Admiral Harold G. Bowen, Chief, Bureau of Engineering, is standing at the far right, talking to Rear Admiral DuBose. The others present are not identified.Credit: NAVY. |  | Takes the Oath of Office as Chief of Naval Operations, in the Secretary of the Navy's office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., on 1 August 1939. Administering the oath is Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, USN, Judge Advocate General. Witnesses are Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (2nd from left) and the outgoing Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, (at left). A portrait of Civil War era Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles is in the background.Credit: NAVY. |
| Takes the Oath of Office as Chief of Naval Operations, in the Secretary of the Navy's office, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., on 1 August 1939. Administering the oath is Rear Admiral Walter B. Woodson, USN, Judge Advocate General. Witnesses are Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison (2nd from left) and the outgoing Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, (at left). A portrait of Civil War era Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles is in the background.Credit: NAVY. |  | Senator Royal S. Copeland, right, advocate for better air in the Senate, inspecting one of the ventilating fans that supply air to the Senate Chamber with R.H. Gay, chief engineer of the Senate.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
August Bebel | When Socialism comes into power, the Roman Church will advocate Socialism with the same vigor it is now favoring feudalism and slavery. |
Coleridge | The first duty of a wise advocate is to convince his opponents that he understands their arguments, and sympathizes with their just feelings. |
George Mcgovern | No man should advocate a course in private that he's ashamed to admit in public. |
Phocion | The good have no need of an advocate. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Thus far that great advocate of monarchical power allows of resistance. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Surveys of clinical practices suggest that most clinics advocate lifelong dietary treatment for metabolic control of blood Phe levels. (references) | |
These methods can be powerful and effective, according to those who advocate their use. Whatever the treatment regime, it is important to remember that pain is treatable. (references) | ||
At the completion of the program, each visiting advocate will write a "reaction paper" about the program, and will, we hope, through speeches, workshops and articles, educate their cancer constituency about the experience. (references) | ||
Business | Denmark is dependent on foreign trade and therefore traditionally an advocate of free trade policy. (references) | |
Children | Seychelles | The strongest public advocate for young victims is a semiautonomous agency, the National Council for Children. (references) |
Vietnam | Many prostitutes in HCMC are girls between the ages of 15 and 17. One NGO advocate stated that some child prostitutes, such as those from abusive homes, are forced into prostitution for economic reasons, having few other choices available to them. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Sweden | The Queen remains a strong and popular advocate of children's rights and an active opponent of child pornography. (references) |
Economic History | Argentina | It has become a leading advocate of nonproliferation efforts worldwide. (references) |
Namibia | A dynamic member of the Southern African Development Community, Namibia is a vocal advocate for greater regional integration. (references) | |
France | It also supplies information on attractive areas of trade and investment opportunity, and serves as an advocate for U.S. firms. (references) | |
Human Rights | Bangladesh | Missionaries who advocate human rights have faced similar problems. (references) |
Guyana | The GHRA continues to advocate improved health care in the prison system. (references) | |
Swaziland | Accused persons are required to appear in person without representation by a legal practitioner or advocate. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Australia | The ATSIC Board is an advocate for indigenous people on all issues affecting indigenous people and at all levels of government. (references) |
Malaysia | One NGO advocate asserts that the land rights situation of the Orang Asli continues to decline, as land previously set aside as Orang Asli reserve is being re-zoned for development use. (references) | |
Minorities | Uganda | On October 19, the heads of various religious denominations in the country including the Anglican, the Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council endorsed the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda Constitution, whose objective is to strengthen inter-religious dialog among the main religious groups and to advocate social topics of concern to all groups. (references) |
Political Economy | Poland | PSL has tended to advocate statist solutions to the economic problems of rural areas. (references) |
Romania | Both the government and opposition advocate integration into Euro-Atlantic structures. (references) | |
Mexico | At present, the PRI is starting to advocate less centralization and enhanced federalism. (references) | |
Political Rights | Tonga | All nine current representatives of the general population advocate various degrees of democratic reform. (references) |
Peru | The law bars groups that advocate the violent overthrow of the Government from participating in the political process. (references) | |
Cuba | Citizens do not have the legal right to change their government or to advocate change, and the Government retaliates systematically against those who seek peaceful political change. (references) | |
Trade | India | They provide in-depth counseling to U.S. firms on bank opportunities and advocate on behalf of U.S. firms. (references) |
Colombia | In July 1998, the Institute was accredited to certify firms under the ISO 14000 environmental management system (EMS) and has certified two Colombian firms under ISO 14001. The Ministry of the Environment, in conjunction with SIC and ICONTEC, has been a serious advocate for the adoption of EMS and other voluntary environmental management and self-regulation codes. (references) | |
Travel | Barbados | There are two AM, and six FM radio stations, and two daily newspapers (the Advocate and the Nation). (references) |
Women | Rwanda | The Minister is an active advocate of women's rights. (references) |
Poland | Observers note that the broad scope of the office's mandate dilutes its ability to function as an effective advocate of women's issues. (references) | |
Vanuatu | Women also are inhibited by tradition from owning land, and at least one women's advocate believes this limitation underpins their secondary status. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Vietnam | An NGO advocate estimated that the average age of trafficked girls was between 15 and 17 years. (references) |
Brazil | Labor organizations often form alliances with political parties and social movements to advocate for specific issues. (references) | |
Australia | The Office of the Employment Advocate reports that 194,815 AWA's have been filed since March 1997, covering 3,609 employers. (references) | |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Advocate of law and order though I am, I have to admit that there's something kind of creepy about having the hand on the on-off switch of civil liberties belong to John Ashcroft. |
Dominick Dunne | Well, I'm not for the death penalty, actually, you know surprisingly enough, being as much of a victim's advocate as I am. But if it happened in this case, believe me, I would not be out with a candle outside the prison on the night it happened. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Rutherford Hayes | 1877-1881 | Fellow-citizens, we have reached the close of a political contest marked by the excitement which usually attends the contests between great political parties whose members espouse and advocate with earnest faith their respective creeds. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | Much may be hoped for from the earnest studies of those who advocate the outlawing of aggressive war. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | Well, one of the strengths of our free society is that any American has a right to reach that conclusion and to advocate that point of view. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | As the leader of the West and as a country that has become great and rich because of economic freedom, America must be an unrelenting advocate of free trade. |
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| "Advocate" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 54.12% of the time. "Advocate" is used about 775 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 54.12% | 420 | 13,547 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 21.13% | 164 | 24,408 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 15.72% | 122 | 29,069 |
| Noun (proper) | 9.02% | 70 | 39,981 |
| Total | 100.00% | 775 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "advocate": a devil's advocate ♦ be an advocate ♦ church advocate ♦ devils advocate ♦ devil's advocate ♦ judge advocate ♦ judge advocate general ♦ judge advocate general's corps ♦ Lord advocate. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "advocate": advocate-depute, advocate-general. | |
Containing "advocate": Judge-Advocate General. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the advocate | 1,023 |
advocate | 874 |
baton rouge advocate | 842 |
victoria advocate | 706 |
advocate stamford | 684 |
advocate deer red | 409 |
advocate newark | 402 |
advocate morning | 358 |
devil advocate | 248 |
advocate health care | 197 |
baton rouge morning advocate | 122 |
hartford advocate | 122 |
barbados advocate | 116 |
advocate messenger | 112 |
advocate magazine | 109 |
advocate health | 108 |
wine advocate | 95 |
advocate haven new | 92 |
consumer advocate | 90 |
child advocate | 89 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "advocate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | advokaat (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | avokati (bar, barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), avokat (barrister, counsel, counsellor, counselor, jurist, lawyer, vakeel, Vakil), përkrahës (abettor, adherent, allied, backer, booster, champion, devotee, encouraging, exponent, follower, friend, help, partisan, promoter, satellite, supporter, upholder), mbrojtës (apologetic, apologetical, back, champion, conservator, defender, fullback, guard, Guardian, keeper, paraclete, patron, protective, protector, quarterback, tutelar, vindicator, vindicatory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | محامي الدفاع (defense), متحمس (ardent, ardent supporter, eager, eagerly intent, ebullient, enthusiast, enthusiastic, fanatic, fanatical, fervent, fervid, fiery, hot, hothead, impassioned, keen, passionate, strenuous, warm, zealot, zealous), حمى (anneal, broil, buckler, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, diet, fence, fever, feverish, guard, haven, heat, overheating, patronize, protect, safeguard, shelter, stove, superheat, vindicate, warm up), ترافع (pleading), المحامي (attorney, counsellor, jurist), المؤيد (second, subscriber, supporter), أيد (affirm, champion, countenance, favor, favour, further, go in for, look with favor on, look with favour on, plunk, reason, second, side, side with, stand for, stand up for, stick up, stick up for, subscribe, subserve, support, sustain, underpin, uphold, validate), دافع (apologize, assert, buckler, champion, cushion, defend, guard, guard against, hold off, impetus, impulse, impulsive, inducement, motive, object, payer, projectile, propellant, propeller, propulsive, repulsive, score, stand for, stick up for, urge, vindicate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | застъпвам се за (right, speak up for, stand for, stand up for, stick up for, vindicate), застъпник (apologist, fosterer, intercessor, pleader, prolocutor), защитник (back, conservator, defender, guard, paraclete, patron, pleader, prophet, proponent, protagonist, protection, protector, quarterback, respondent, square leg, supporter, vindicator), адвокат (attorney, counsel, jurist, lawyer, legal adviser, pleader, serjeant, vakeel), проповядвам (preach, pulpiteer, sermonize), пропагандирам (make propaganda, propagandize), препоръчвам (recommend, talk up), поддръжник (adherent, backer, expounder, partisan, supporter, upholder, votary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalan | advocat (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "吹者 , 提倡者, 中保 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zastánce (champion, exponent, protagonist), zasazovat, právní zástupce (attorney, counsel, legal adviser, Proctor), obránce (apologist, back, champion, defender, supporter), obhajovat (argue, defend), doporuèovat. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sagfører (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), advokat (barr., barrister, barrister solicitor, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | advocaat (alligator pear, avocado, avocado pear, barrister, barrister solicitor, counsel, egg nog, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), verdediger (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), pleitbezorger (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | advokato (lawyer), pledi por (plead). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | sakførari (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | وکیل مدافع (Attorney, Counselor), حامی (Actor, Backer, Booster, Bulwark, Partisan, Patron, Protector, Shield, Sponsor), طرفداری کردن , طرفدار (Cohort, Partial, Partisan, Party, Proponent, Votary), دفاع کردن (Bield, Defence, Defense). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | puoltaja (supporter), kannattaja (adherent, supporter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | avocat, préconiser, défenseur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | advokaat (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Anwalt (attorney, attorney at law, barrister, champion, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, procurator, solicitor), Rechtsanwalt (attorney, attorney at law, barr., barrister, barrister solicitor, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, practitioner, solicitor), befürworten (agree, agree with, approve, recommend, support, to advocate, to recommend, to support). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | συνηγορώ (defend, plead). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiian | avokati (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לתמוך (back, brace, buttress, champion, maintain, stand by, stay, support, sustain, take sides), ל"'ן על (screen, shield, stand up for, stick up for), לס 'ר (defend, plead), פרקליט (attorney, barrister, counsel, judge advocate, lawyer, solicitor), עורך "ין (attorney, barrister, counsellor, lawyer, solicitor), ס 'ור (counsel for the defence, pleader). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szószóló (combatant, mouthpiece, ombudsman, spokesman), közbenjáró (go between, go-between, intercessor, mediator, pleader, propitiator), ügyvéd (attorney, barrister, counsel, counsellor-at-law, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, leader, legal practitioner, pleader, shark, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Icelandic | málfærslumaður (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penyokong (booster, patron), pengawam (promoter), penganjuran (promoter, propagandist, proponent), pembela (defender, protector), kampiun (champion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | avvocato (barr., barrister, barrister solicitor, counsel, counsellor, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor, title by courtesy given to members of the legal professions(magistrates excepted)and spelled mostly in the abridged form:Me). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "吹者 (propagator), 論者 , 提"者 , 標榜 (champion cause), 弁護者 (defender, proponent), 弁護人 (counsel, defender), 代言者 , 主義者 (ideologist, man of principle), 主張者 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | しゅぎしゃ (ideologist, man of principle), しゅちょうしゃ, ひょうぼう (champion cause), べ""しゃ (defender, proponent), べ""に" (counsel, defender), "すいしゃ (propagator), ろ"しゃ, ていしょうしゃ, い'"しゃ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 옹호자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | sheearloayr er nyn son, sheealtagh (intercessor, pacifier, peaceable, peacemaker), pleadeyr (pleader), leighder (attorney, barrister, council, lawyer, legal practitioner), coyrlaghey (advise, counsel, exhort, exhortation, persuade, recommend, suggest). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | advokat (attorney, barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | abogado (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | advocateay advogado (attorney, barrister, barrister solicitor, bencher, counsel, counsellor, counselor, intercessor, lawyer, patron saint, pleading, solicitor, templar). (various references) avocat (attorney, barrister, barristers, champion, counsel, counsellor at-law, lawyer, legal adviser, pleader, solicitor, supporter), apãra (champion, cover, defend, fence, fend, guard, keep, maintain, protect, safeguard, save, shelter, shield, ward), adept (adherent, backer, champion, dependant, dependent, devotee, disciple, follower, hanger-on, initiate, partisan, proselyte, sectary, supporter, sympathizer, upholder, votarist, votary, zealot), susţine (affirm, allege, argue, assert, back, back up, bear, bear up, bolster, buoy, buttress, carry, champion, claim, contend, countenance, defend, encourage, endorse, entertain, Favor, favour, fortify, give countenance to smb., hold, hold up, maintain, pep, promote, prop, reinforce, sanction, second, speed, sponsor, submit, support, underlie, uphold, vindicate), susţinãtor (backer, breadwinner, friend, maintainer, supporter, sustainer, sustaining, upholder, upholding), soldat (g.i., guardsman, man, peon, private soldier, soldier, supporter, Tommy), preconiza (contemplate, foresee, recommend, suggest), pleda pentru (hold a brief for), partizan (adherent, bushwhacker, follower, friend, guerrilla, partisan, supporter, sympathizer, upholder). (various references) адвокат (attorney, attorney at law, attorney-at-law, atty, atty attorney, barrister, councel, counsel, counsel for the defense, intercessor, jurist, lawyer, man of law, pleader, procurator, solicitor, vakeel, vakil). (various references) advokat (attorney, barrister, lawyer), zaštitnik (guardian, keeper, patron, protector, solicitor), pristalica (adherent, booster, disciple, follower, friend, henchman, repealer, satellite, supporter, upholder), podržati (back, back up, second, support, sustain, uphold), braniti (defend, guard, look out, protect, shield), štititi (patronize, protect, shield). (various references) abogado (attorney, barrister, barrister solicitor, counsel, counsellor, intercessor, lawyer, sergeant-at-law, Serjeant-at-law, solicitor). (various references) afkati (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) förespråkare (exponent, intercessor, paraclete, spokeswoman), advokat (attorney, barrister, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, legal adviser, pleader, solicitor). (various references) mánananggól (barrister, counsel, intercessor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) avukat (attorney, attorney at low, barrister, counsel, counsellor-at-law, counselor, counselor-at-law, intercessor, lawyer, mouthpiece, pleader, solicitor, writer to the signet). (various references) відстоювати (assert, champion, defecate, defend), обстоювати (vindicate), обороняти (defend), оборонець (champion, protector, vindicator), заступник (alternate, deputy, lieutenant, nurser, patron, promoter, protector, surrogate), захисник (apologist, assertor, defender, promoter, proponent, protector, quarter-back, warrant), захищати (apologize, assert, bield, bonnet, champion, cover, defend, fight, overshade, overshadow, protect, shelter, shield, stand by, stand up for, stick up for), адвокат (attorney, barrister, counsellor, counselor, counsels, jurist, procurator), пропагуати, прихильник (adherent, apostle, assertor, believer, encourager, endorser, friend, henchman, lover, patron, pretendant, protagonist, sympathizer, upholder), прибічник (partisan, satellite, votary). (various references) thầy cãi người chủ trương, người tán th nh (approver, assentient, espouser), người biện hộ (apologist, defender), người bênh vực (paraclete), người b o chữa (defender, paraclete, vindicator), người ủng hộ (backer), luật sư (barrister, defender, pleader, tippet). (various references) pleidio (side with, support), eiriolwr (intercessor, mediator), eiriol (intercede, plead, pray), dadleuydd (contraversialist, debater), dadleuwr (contraversialist, debater), dadlau (argue, debate, plead), cefnogi (abet, back, encourage, support), bargyfreithiwr (barrister). (various references) ummeli (barrister, counsel, intercessor, jurist, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | actoribus, advocatum, advocatus, agens, agente, agentes, agentibus, agentis, agentium, altor, causidicus, paracletum, paracletus, patronus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 John Chapter 2, Verse 1 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Teknia mou tauta grafw umin ina mh amarthte kai ean tiV amarth paraklhton ecomen proV ton patera ihsoun criston dikaion |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filioli mei haec scribo vobis ut non peccetis sed et si quis peccaverit advocatum habemus apud Patrem Iesum Christum iustum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Mi litle sones, Y write to you these thingis, that ye synnen not. But if ony man synneth, we han an aduocat anentis the fadir, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | My lytell children these thynges write I vnto you that ye synne not: yf eny man synne yet we have an advocate with ye father Iesus Christ which is righteous: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | My little children, these things I write to you, that ye sin not. And if any man sinneth, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may be without sin. And if any man is a sinner, we have a friend and helper with the Father, Jesus Christ, the upright one: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 John Chapter 2, Verse 1 |
| Bulgarian | Който казва, че е в светлината, а мрази брата си, той и до сега е в тъмнината. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Minahal kong mga anak, nagasulat ako kaninyo niining mga butanga aron kamo dili managpakasala; apan kon may makasala man gayud, kita adunay Manlalaban nga mangatubang sa Amahan, si Jesu-Cristo ang matarung; |
| Chinese | 我 小 子 們 " 、 我 將 這 些 話 寫 給 們 、 是 要 叫 們 不 犯 罪 。 若 有 人 犯 罪 、 在 父 那 裡 我 們 有 一 位 中 保 、 就 是 那 義 者 耶 穌 基 督 ． |
| Croatian | Djeèice moja, ovo vam pišem da ne griješite. Ako tko i sagriješi, zagovornika imamo kod Oca - Isusa Krista, Pravednika. |
| Danish | Mine Børn! dette skriver jeg til eder, for at I ikke skulle synde. Og dersom nogen synder, have vi en Talsmand hos Faderen, Jesus Kristus, den retfærdige, |
| Dutch | Mijn kinderkens, ik schrijf u deze dingen, opdat gij niet zondigt. En indien iemand gezondigd heeft, wij hebben een Voorspraak bij den Vader, Jezus Christus, den Rechtvaardige; |
| Finnish | Lapsukaiseni, tämän minä kirjoitan teille, ettette syntiä tekisi; mutta jos joku syntiä tekeekin, niin meillä on puolustaja Isän tykönä, Jeesus Kristus, joka on vanhurskas. |
| French | Mes petits enfants, je vous écris ces choses, afin que vous ne péchiez point. Et si quelqu`un a péché, nous avons un avocat auprès du Père, Jésus Christ le juste. |
| German | Meine Kindlein, solches schreibe ich euch, auf daß ihr nicht sündiget. Und ob jemand sündigt, so haben wir einen Fürsprecher bei dem Vater, Jesum Christum, der gerecht ist. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Pitit mwen yo, m'ap ekri nou lèt sa a pou nou pa fè peche. Men, si yon moun rive fè peche, nou gen yon avoka k'ap plede pou nou bò kot Papa a: Se Jezikri, moun ki te mache dwat devan Bondye a. |
| Hungarian | Én fiacskáim, ezeket azért írom néktek, hogy ne vétkezzetek. És ha valaki vétkezik, van Szószólónk az Atyánál, az igaz Jézus Krisztus. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak-anakku! Saya menulis ini kepada kalian supaya kalian jangan berbuat dosa. Tetapi kalau ada yang berbuat dosa, maka kita mempunyai seorang pembela, yaitu Yesus Kristus yang adil itu; Ia akan memohon untuk kita di hadapan Bapa. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hai anak-anakku, inilah kusuratkan kepadamu supaya jangan kamu berbuat dosa. Dan jikalau barang seorang berbuat dosa, maka kita ada seorang Juru Syafaat kepada Bapa, yaitu Yesus Kristus yang benar itu, |
| Italian | Figlioli miei, vi scrivo queste cose perché non pecchiate; ma se qualcuno ha peccato, abbiamo un avvocato presso il Padre: Gesù Cristo giusto. |
| Korean | 나 의 자 녀 " 아 ! 내 가 이 것 을 너 희 에 게 " 은 너 희 로 죄 를 " 치 않 게 하 함 이 라 만 일 누 가 죄 를 " 하 면 아 버 지 앞 에 서 우 리 에 게 대 언 자 가 있 으 니 곧 의 로 우 예 수 그 리 스 도 시 라 |
| Latvian | Mani bçrniòi, ðo es jums rakstu, lai jûs negrçkotu. Bet ja nu kâds grçkojis, tad mums taisnîgais Jçzus Kristus ir aizstâvis pie Tçva. |
| Maori | ¶ E aku tamariki nonohi, ka tuhituhi atu nei ahau i enei mea ki a koutou, kia kaua ai koutou e hara. A ki te hara tetahi, he kaikorero mo tatou kei te Matua, ko Ihu Karaiti, ko te tika: |
| Norwegian | Jesus Kristus er synderes talsmann, 1. 2. De troende er skyldige å holde Guds bud, å vandre efter Kristi forbillede og å elske sine brødre, 3-11. Apostelen vidner at det just er fordi hans lesere er Guds barn at han skriver til dem, 12-14. Derefter advarer han dem mot å elske verden, 15-17, og formaner dem til å vokte sig for de motstandere av Kristus og kristentroen som nu er kommet; derimot skal de bli ved det som de har hørt fra begynnelsen, og holde sig til sannheten som de har lært å kjenne, 18-29. |
| Portuguese | Meus filhinhos, estas coisas vos escrevo, para que não pequeis; mas, se alguém pecar, temos um Advogado para com o Pai, Jesus Cristo, o justo. |
| Rumanian | Copilawilor, vq scriu aceste lucruri, ca sq nu pqcqtuiyi. Dar dacq cineva a pqcqtuit, avem la Tatql un Mijlocitor (Sau Advocat. Grecewte: Paraclet, adicq apqrqtor, ajutor.), pe Isus Hristos, Cel neprihqnit. |
| Russian | дЕФЙ НПЙ! УЙЕ ЙЫХ ЧБН, ЮФП'Щ ЧЩ ОЕ УПЗТЕЫБМЙ; Б ЕУМЙ 'Щ ЛФП УПЗТЕЫЙМ, ФП НЩ ЙНЕЕН ИП"БФБС ТЕ" пФ"ЕН, йЙУХУБ иТЙУФБ, ТБЧЕ"ОЙЛБ; |
| Shuar | ¶ Yus-shuartiram, tunaanum iniaarairum tusan ju Papí aateajrume. Túrasha Yus-shuar Tunáa Túramtainkia Apa Yusan ii áujturmau awai. Nuka Jesukrístuiti. Niisha ti penkeraiti. Niisha Yúsan áujturmakui Yusjai ataksha iwiaarar pujustatji. |
| Spanish | Hijitos míos, estas cosas os escribo para que no pequéis. Y si alguno peca, abogado tenemos delante del Padre, a Jesucristo el justo. |
| Swahili | Watoto wangu, ninawaandikieni mambo haya, kusudi msitende dhambi. Lakini, ikijatokea mtu akatenda dhambi, tunaye mmoja ambaye hutuombea kwa Baba, ndiye Yesu Kristo aliye mwadilifu kabisa. |
| Swedish | Jesus Kristus vår förespråkare och försoningen för våra synder. Uppmaning att hålla hans bud, särskilt budet om kärlek. Varning för världskärlek och antikristisk förnekelse. |
| Thai | ลูกเล็กๆของข้าพเจ้าเอ๋ย ข้าพเจ้าเขียนข้อความเหล่านี้ถึงท่านทั้งหลาย เพื่อท่านจะไ"้ไม่ทำบาป และถ้าผู้ใ"ทำบาป เราก็มีพระองค์ผู้ช่วยเหลือสถิตอยู่กับพระบิ"า คือพระเยซูคริสต์ผู้ทรงชอบธรรมนั้น |
| Ukrainian | ¶ "іточки мої, це пишу я до вас, щоб ви не грішили! А коли хто згрішить, то ма"мо Заступника перед Отцем, Ісуса Христа, Праведного. |
| Uma | ¶ Ana' -ana' -ku, patuju-ku mpo'uki' tohe'i-e, bona neo' -ta mpobabehi jeko'. Aga ane ria to mpobabehi jeko', ria moto-i to mpotauntongoi' -ta hi nyanyoa Alata'ala to Tuama. Hi'a-mi Yesus Kristus to monoa'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "advocate": advocated, advocates. (additional references) | |
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"Advocate" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adcovate, adorata, advicate, advocaat, advocat, advocati, advocaye, avocato, avvocato. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "advocate" (pronounced a"dvukut or a"dvukā't) |
| 4 | -u k u t | delicate, duplicate, etiquette, intricate, silicate. |
| 3 | -k u t | affricate, aftermarket, basket, Becket, biscuit, blanket, breadbasket, brisket, bucket, casket, certificate, circuit, cricket, docket, gasket, hypermarket, indelicate, jacket, junket, market, microcircuit, musket, Newmarket, packet, patriarchate, picket, pickpocket, pocket, premarket, racket, racquet, remarket, rocket, skyrocket, socket, sprocket, straitjacket, syndicate, thicket, ticket, tourniquet, trinket, triplicate, tunicate, upmarket, wastebasket, wicket. |
| 5 | -v u k ā' t | equivocate. |
| 4 | -u k ā' t | abdicate, allocate, aluminosilicate, authenticate, communicate, complicate, dedicate, deprecate, domesticate, educate, eradicate, excommunicate, extricate, fabricate, indicate, intoxicate, misallocate, pontificate, predicate, prognosticate, reciprocate, rededicate, reeducate, replicate, suffocate. |
| 3 | -k ā' t | adjudicate, bifurcate, cheapskate, confiscate, implicate, inculcate, locate, lubricate, medicate, obfuscate, prefabricate, sophisticate, truncate. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-o-t-v" | |
-1 letter: vacated. | |
-2 letters: advect, avocet, caveat, coated, octave, vacate. | |
-3 letters: aceta, acted, cadet, caved, coted, coved, covet, octad, ovate, voted. | |
-4 letters: aced, acta, cade, cate, cave, coat, coda, code, coed, cote, cove, dace, data, date, dato, deco, deva, doat, dote, dove, odea, tace, taco, toad, toea, toed, veto, vote. | |
-5 letters: ace, act, ado, ate, ava, ave, avo, cad, cat, cod, cot, dev, doc, doe, dot, eat, eta, oat, oca, ode, ova, tad, tae, tao, tav, tea, ted, tod, toe, vac, vat, vet, voe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-d-e-o-t-v" | |
+1 letter: advocated, advocates. | |
+2 letters: advocative, autoclaved, vacationed, vacuolated. | |
+3 letters: deactivator, radioactive. | |
+4 letters: deactivation, deactivators, nonactivated, overdramatic. | |
+5 letters: accommodative, deactivations, radioactively, valedictorian. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 64 76 6F 63 61 74 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.. ...- --- -.-. .- - . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100100 01110110 01101111 01100011 01100001 01110100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A d v o c a t e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0064 0076 006F 0063 0061 0074 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3570888169678671 |
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