advocators

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
- /verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; noun ˈæd və kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ad-vuh-keyt; noun ad-vuh-kit, -keyt]
- /verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt; noun ˈæd və kɪt, -ˌkeɪt/

Definitions of advocators word

verb with object advocators to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers. 1
verb without object advocators to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child. 1
noun advocators a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace. 1
noun advocators a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor. 1
noun advocators a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law. 1
noun advocators Plural form of advocator. 1

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Origin of advocators

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; < Latin advocātus legal counselor (orig. past participle of advocāre to call to one's aid), equivalent to ad- ad- + voc- call (akin to vōx voice) + -ātus -ate1; replacing Middle English avocat < Middle French

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Parts of speech for Advocators

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Advocators

advocators popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for advocators

noun advocators

apostle — The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians.
proponent — a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
missionary — a person sent by a church into an area to carry on evangelism or other activities, as educational or hospital work.
advocator — a person who advocates
activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.

All 5 Synonyms of advocators