advocate n
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocator, proponent, exponent]
2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader] v
3. push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: recommend, urge]
4. speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: preach]

Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr. L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare to call. See Advowee, Avowee, Vocal.]
1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor. Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same as ``counsel,'' ``counselor,'' or ``barrister.'' In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as ``counsel'' at the common law.
2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.
3. Christ, considered as an intercessor. We have an Advocate with the Father. --1 John ii. 1. Faculty of advocates (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. Lord advocate (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. Judge advocate. See under Judge.

Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. i. To act as advocate. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advocated; p. pr. &

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An advocate is someone who speaks on behalf of another person, especially in a legal context. It is used primarily in reference to the system of Scots law, the Anglo-Dutch law of South Africa, Scandinavian law and Israeli law, and also to refer to the fused legal professions in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Implicit in the concept is the notion that the represented lacks the knowledge, skill, ability, or standing to speak for himself. The broad equivalent in many English law-based jurisdictions is "barrister".

Advocates, society of a human

Advocates are regulated by the Faculty of Advocates in Edinburgh. The Faculty of Advocates has about 750 members, of whom about 460 are in private practice. About 75 are Queen's Counsel. The Faculty is headed by the Dean of the Faculty who, along with the Vice-Dean, Treasurer, Clerk are elected annually by secret ballot.

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