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advocate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French advocat, from Latin advoc?tus (past participle of advoc?re (“to call for”)), a calque of Ancient Greek ?????????? (parákl?tos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and avow.
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.k?t/
- Verb:
- enPR: ?d'v?-k?t, IPA(key): /?æd.v?.ke?t/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
- Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.]
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Richard III, First Folio 1623:
- A person who speaks in support of something. [from 18th c.]
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- 2011, Alix Lee, The Guardian, 9 Oct 2011:
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
- devil's advocate
Related terms
- advocacy
- advocation
- advocator
- avocate
Translations
Verb
advocate (third-person singular simple present advocates, present participle advocating, simple past and past participle advocated)
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- To advocate the cause of thy client.
- 16 June, 1784, Edmund Burke, speech on reform of representation in the House of Commons
- This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated.
- 7 March, 1624, Robert Sanderson, sermon at the Assizes, at Lincoln
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:advise
Related terms
- advocacy
Translations
Anagrams
- avocated
Latin
Verb
advoc?te
- second-person plural present active imperative of advoc?
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?advoket/
Noun
advocate (plural advocates)
- barrister
- (Aberdeen) solicitor
Verb
advocate (third-person singular present advocates, present participle advocatin, past advocatit, past participle advocatit)
- (law) to appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session
- (law, in higher courts) to call a case before itself for decision
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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abolitionist
English
Etymology
First attested in 1788. abolition +? -ist.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æ.b?.?l??.n?.?st/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ.b?.?l??.n?.?st/, /?æ.b?.?l??.n?.?st/
Adjective
abolitionist (comparative more abolitionist, superlative most abolitionist)
- (historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]
Noun
abolitionist (plural abolitionists)
- A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. [since the late 18th century]
- 2005, Julia O'Connell Davidson, Children in the Global Sex Trade, Polity (?ISBN), page 107:
- Both feminist and religiously inspired abolitionists have long viewed, and continue to view, male demand for commercial sex as a root cause of prostitution.
- 2007, J. Robert Lilly, Francis T. Cullen, Richard A. Ball, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences, SAGE (?ISBN), page 198:
- Furthermore, abolitionists argue that prisons are a form of violence and should be destroyed because they reflect “a social ethos of violence and degradation" [...] Abolitionists argue that prisons should be replaced, or at least decentralized, by democratic community control and community-based treatment that would emphasize "redress" or "restorative justice."
- 2005, Julia O'Connell Davidson, Children in the Global Sex Trade, Polity (?ISBN), page 107:
- (historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. [since the late 18th century]
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: abolisjonist
Translations
References
- abolitionist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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