All 7 Uses

advocate
in
Just Mercy
(Edited)

Many critics argued that such evidence would ultimately disempower poor victims, victims who were racial minorities, and family members who didn't have the resources to advocate for their deceased loved ones.
p. 141.4

advocate = support and speak up
Victims' advocates were added to parole boards, and in most states they were given a formal role in state and local prosecutors' offices.
p. 141.8 *

advocates = supporters
Mental health advocates and lawyers succeeded in winning a series of Supreme Court cases that forced states to transfer institutional residents to community programs.
p. 187.7
Marsha held on despite these challenges and started advocating for some of the younger women.
p. 240.2 *

advocating = supporting and speaking out
A wide assortment of children's rights advocates, lawyers, and mental health experts were watching closely when we asked the Court to declare life-without-parole sentences imposed on children unconstitutional.
p. 272.1

advocates = supporters
Moments later we were inundated with a flood of calls from media, clients, families, and children's rights advocates.
p. 295.4
Some became trustees, mentors, and advocates against violence among inmates.
p. 303.8

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)