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How to pronounce “advocate”
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Pronunciation guide for advocate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of advocate with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Warrior Women Leaders
how to become their own best advocates.
- Definition summary
- Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
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How to pronounce advocate
Warrior Women Leaders
how to become their own best advocates.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “advocate”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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.]
- A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]
- A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
- (transitive) To encourage support for something.
- (intransitive, with for) To engage in advocacy.
- (Scots law) To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
- (Scots law, in higher courts) To call a case before itself for decision.
Practice Nearby Words
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Similar Sounds
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