advocate
English Thesaurus
1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | constitutionalist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of constitutional government (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | darwinian, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Darwinism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | democrat, populist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of democratic principles (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | federalist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of federalism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gnostic, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Gnosticism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | humanist, humanitarian, |
| definition | : | an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | internationalist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of internationalism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | isolationist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of isolationism in international affairs (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | jansenist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Jansenism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | libertarian, |
| definition | : | an advocate of libertarianism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | maoist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Maoism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | marxist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Marxism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nationalist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | neoclassicist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of neoclassicism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | neutralist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of neutrality in international affairs (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nullifier, |
| definition | : | an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | partitionist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of partitioning a country (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | platonist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Platonism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pro-lifer, |
| definition | : | an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | presenter, sponsor, |
| definition | : | an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | protectionist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of protectionism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | republican, |
| definition | : | an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ritualist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | ruralist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of rural living (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | secessionist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of secessionism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | secularist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | separationist, separatist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | suffragist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | supremacist, |
| definition | : | a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | teleologist, |
| definition | : | advocate of teleology (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | thatcherite, |
| definition | : | an advocate of Thatcherism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | unilateralist, |
| definition | : | an advocate of unilateralism (noun.person) |
2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | attorney, lawyer, |
| definition | : | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | exhort, press, urge, urge on, |
| definition | : | force or impel in an indicated direction (verb.communication) |
4. push for something (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | advise, propose, suggest, |
| definition | : | make a proposal, declare a plan for something (verb.communication) |
5. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)
| derivation | : | advocate, preach, |
| definition | : | speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | propound, |
| definition | : | put forward, as of an idea (verb.communication) |
6. a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun.person)
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts (verb.communication) |
7. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | advocacy, protagonism, |
| definition | : | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | preaching, sermon, |
| definition | : | a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication) |
8. push for something (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | recommendation, |
| definition | : | something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | pressing, urgent, |
| definition | : | compelling immediate action (adj.all) |
9. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun.person)
| derivation | : | advocate, preach, |
| definition | : | speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | propound, |
| definition | : | put forward, as of an idea (verb.communication) |
10. a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun.person)
| derivation | : | plead, |
| definition | : | make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts (verb.communication) |
11. speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | advocacy, protagonism, |
| definition | : | active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | preaching, sermon, |
| definition | : | a moralistic rebuke (noun.communication) |
12. push for something (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | recommendation, |
| definition | : | something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | pressing, urgent, |
| definition | : | compelling immediate action (adj.all) |
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