Both Uses of
advocate
in
1984 by Orwell
- He was abusing Big Brother, he was denouncing the dictatorship of the Party, he was demanding the immediate conclusion of peace with Eurasia, he was advocating freedom of speech, freedom of the Press, freedom of assembly, freedom of thought, he was crying hysterically that the revolution had been betrayed — and all this in rapid polysyllabic speech which was a sort of parody of the habitual style of the orators of the Party, and even contained Newspeak words: more Newspeak words,…
p. 12..9advocating = recommending
- There were even organizations such as the Junior Anti-Sex League, which advocated complete celibacy for both sexes.
p. 65..9 *advocated = publicly supported (argued for)
Definition:
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(advocate as in: to advocate) to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)