Both Uses of
advocate
in
Around the World in 80 Days
- This article made a great deal of noise, and, being copied into all the papers, seriously depressed the advocates of the rash tourist.
Chpt 5advocates = supporters
- Lord Albemarle, an elderly paralytic gentleman, was now the only advocate of Phileas Fogg left.
Chpt 5 *advocate = supporter
Definition:
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(advocate as in: an advocate supporting) a person who publicly supports and works to advance a cause
or more rarely:
someone acting in the role of a defense lawyer in England's past and in some jurisdictions today