advocate
noun
• a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
• "he was an untiring advocate of economic reform"
Similar:
champion,
upholder,
supporter,
backer,
promoter,
proponent,
exponent,
protector,
patron,
spokesman for,
spokeswoman for,
spokesperson for,
speaker for,
campaigner for,
fighter for,
battler for,
crusader for,
missionary,
reformer,
pioneer,
pleader,
propagandist,
apostle,
apologist,
booster,
plugger,
• a person who puts a case on someone else's behalf.
• "care managers can become advocates for their clients"
advocate
verb
• publicly recommend or support.
• "voters supported candidates who advocated an Assembly"
Similar:
recommend,
prescribe,
commend,
advise,
favour,
approve of,
support,
back,
uphold,
subscribe to,
champion,
campaign on behalf of,
stand up for,
speak for,
argue for,
plead for,
press for,
lobby for,
urge,
promote,
espouse,
endorse,
sanction,
vouch for,
plug,
push,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French avocat, from Latin advocatus, past participle (used as a noun) of advocare ‘call (to one's aid)’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
