Definition of advocate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• advocate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
• advocate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
• advocate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of advocate

• a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. advocator
  2. exponent
  3. proponent
• a lawyer who pleads cases in court (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. counsel
  2. counsellor
  3. counselor
  4. counselor-at-law
  5. pleader
• push for something (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. recommend
  2. urge
• speak, plead, or argue in favor of (verb)

  Examples

  1. The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house

  Synonyms

  1. preach

See definition of advocate in Merriam Webster