All 5 Uses

advocate
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The Soloist
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Nathaniel, it seems, already has an advocate and trusted acquaintance, namely me.
Chpt 1.3 *

advocate = public supporter
Even a columnist, with a license to advocate for one thing or another, generally stops short of personal involvement in the life of a subject.
Chpt 2.21 *

advocate = publicly support
He tells me the challenge for doctors, mental health workers and advocates is to treat the person and not the disease.†
Chpt 1.6
But I've been more than an advocate in the cases of Adams and Nathaniel.†
Chpt 2.21
The mental health advocates, the people who can help get you signed up on SS I to pay the rent here.†
Chpt 3.22

Definitions:

(1) (advocate as in: to advocate)
to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)
(2) (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
(3) (advocate as in: an advocate in court)
a lawyer or officer of the court in some jurisdictions in Europe, colonial America, and the military
(4) (devil's advocate as in: I'll play the devil's advocate)
a person who takes an unpopular position to encourage debate or test ideas
(5) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)