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advocator

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

倡导者,宣传员,主张者,提倡者

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v.有主动词 verb
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    ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing.

    • : to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers.
v.无主动词 verb
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    ad·vo·cat·ed, ad·vo·cat·ing.

    • : to act as an advocate: a father who advocates for his disabled child.
n.名词 noun
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    • : a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc.: an advocate of peace.
    • : a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor.
    • : a person who pleads the cause of another in a court of law.

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Examples

  • The two-hour Supreme Court hearing gave hope to heath-care advocates and liberals.

  • “I am an advocate for my patients,” he said during his testimony.

  • The one-month boycott, called the Stop Hate for Profit campaign, was organized by civil rights and Internet safety advocates.

  • Vanessa Graziano, a homeless advocate in Oceanside, said she hopes Sanchez follows through with her plan to build a day center and that she works with Council members to open a shelter and advance other solutions.

  • Insiders had for years considered the measure politically infeasible and while the measure fell short, advocates consider the ask itself and the fact that more than a majority of San Diego voters were willing to support it significant.