Both Uses of
advocate
in
Allegiant
- she would have supported action against Erudite instead of the passivity the rest of her faction advocated.†
p. 365.9 *advocated = recommended or publicly supported
- "Usually I don't advocate giving him anything," I say.†
p. 160.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(advocate as in: to advocate) to recommend or publicly support (someone or something)
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(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
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(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