See advocate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):",
"text": "I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.",
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"word": "avokat"
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
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],
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},
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"tags": [
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "իրավաբան"
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"feminine"
],
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],
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],
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],
"word": "abhcóide"
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"tags": [
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],
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "avvocata"
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"code": "km",
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"roman": "smar kdey",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "ស្មាក្ដី"
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"word": "cognitor"
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"roman": "abhibhāṣakanŭ",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
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{
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"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "oratour"
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "obrońca"
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"_dis1": "4 42 27 27",
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "advogado"
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"code": "pt",
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"tags": [
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],
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],
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"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "abogado"
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"ref": "1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 104:",
"text": "\"I think,\" replied the young advocate, unwilling to give up a point in which his feelings were interested, \"that even you would believe in Walter Maynard's success in life, if you knew him. What has brought the world to its present state, but individual talent?\"",
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{
"ref": "2011 October 9, Alix Lee, The Guardian:",
"text": "He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.",
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"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "mbrojtës"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "ناطق بلسان"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 10 54 31",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "لسان حال"
},
{
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "koġmnakicʻ",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "կողմնակից"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaštitnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "защитник"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poddrǎžnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "поддръжник"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
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"word": "forkæmper"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "voorstander"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Since she started working with her advocate, she has become much more confident.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves."
]
}
],
"sounds": [
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"enpr": "ăd'və-kət"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈæd.və.kət/"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law",
"word": "advokato"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law",
"word": "asianajaja"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adwokat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adwokatka"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "avokat"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "محامي"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "محامية"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "pʻastaban",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "փաստաբան"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "iravaban",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "իրավաբան"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "advakát",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "адвака́т"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "advokát",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "адвока́т"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "advokátka",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "адвока́тка"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "advocat"
},
{
"code": "ce",
"lang": "Chechen",
"roman": "jurist",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "юрист"
},
{
"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "advokat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "obhájce"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "advokát"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "právník"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "právnička"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "advokat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "advocaat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "advocate"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "verdediger"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "verdedigster"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "advokato"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "puolestapuhuja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avocat"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "avocate"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avogado"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "avogada"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "advoḳaṭi",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "ადვოკატი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Rechtsanwalt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Rechtsanwältin"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Verteidiger"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "synígoros",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "συνήγορος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "dikḗgoros",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "δικήγορος"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "pródikos",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "πρόδικος"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sanegór",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "סנגור"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "advokato"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "pengacara"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "advokat"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abhcóide"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avvocato"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "avvocata"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "smar kdey",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "ស្មាក្ដី"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "aucat"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cognitor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "advocātus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "advokat",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "адвокат"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vakkīlŭ",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "വക്കീല്"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "abhibhāṣakanŭ",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "അഭിഭാഷകന്"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "avukat"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "avukatessa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "kaitautoko"
},
{
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "oratour"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adwokat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adwokatka"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "obrońca"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "advogado"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "advogada"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "advokát",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "адвока́т"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaščítnik",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "защи́тник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaščítnica",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "защи́тница"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "zagovornik"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zagovornica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "abogado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "abogada"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "advokat"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "abogado"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "vakkīl",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "வக்கீல்"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"word": "weñmo"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lavogan"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hilavogan"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "person who argues the case of another",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "jilavogan"
},
{
"code": "sq",
"lang": "Albanian",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "mbrojtës"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "ناطق بلسان"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "لسان حال"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "koġmnakicʻ",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "կողմնակից"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zaštitnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "защитник"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "poddrǎžnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "поддръжник"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "forkæmper"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "voorstander"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "verdediger"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "puolestapuhuja"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "asianajaja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "porte-parole"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Fürsprecher"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Anwalt"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "yperaspistís",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπερασπιστής"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypérmachos",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "υπέρμαχος"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ypostiriktís",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "υποστηρικτής"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "advokato"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "pembela"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sostenitore"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sostenitrice"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "diffensur"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "diffensura"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "kaitautoko"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "aumangea"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "whakaihuwaka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "kaihāpai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "kaitaunaki"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forkjemper"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forkjempar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "adwokat"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "adwokatka"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "representante"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "defensor"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "storónnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "сторо́нник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "storónnica",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сторо́нница"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privérženec",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "приве́рженец"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "privérženka",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "приве́рженка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaščítnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "защи́тник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zaščítnica",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "защи́тница"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobórnik",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "побо́рник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pobórnica",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "побо́рница"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "podpornik"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podpornica"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "portavoz"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "representante"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"word": "vocero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "defensor"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "person who speaks in support of something",
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"lang": "Arabic",
"sense": "argue for",
"word": "حامى"
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"sense": "argue for",
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"sense": "argue for",
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"sense": "argue for",
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"word": "rekomendar"
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"sense": "argue for",
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"sense": "encourage support for",
"word": "fortale"
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"sense": "encourage support for",
"word": "aanbevelen"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "encourage support for",
"word": "kannattaa"
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "encourage support for",
"word": "préconiser"
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"word": "verteidigen"
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"word": "difendere"
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Perren, “The role of the Great Central—present and future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 765:\", \"text\": \"Those who have advocated the closure of the G.C. have so far failed to say by which alternative route this North-to-West traffic could be carried.\", \"type\": \"quote\"}, {\"ref\": \"2019 May 12, Alex McLevy, “Westeros faces a disastrous final battle on the penultimate Game of Thrones (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2019-05-15:\", \"text\": \"Varys even leans on Jon to assume the Iron Throne, which means he very well knew he wasn’t going to be around much longer, if he’s openly advocating others commit treason as well.\", \"type\": \"quote\"}, {\"ref\": \"2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 50:\", \"text\": \"Back in 1963, how could Beeching advocate closure of the electrified Liverpool-Southport commuter route, just because its books didn't balance? The busy North London line between Richmond and Broad Street was also for the axe, as was Leeds to Bradford and Ilkley.\", \"type\": \"quote\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To encourage support for something.\"], \"links\": [[\"encourage\", \"encourage\"], [\"support\", \"support\"]], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(transitive) To encourage support for something.\"], \"tags\": [\"transitive\"]}, {\"categories\": [\"English intransitive verbs\", \"English terms with quotations\", \"English terms with usage examples\"], \"examples\": [{\"text\": \"We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.\", \"type\": \"example\"}, {\"ref\": \"2020 June 3, Christian Wolmar, “Unworkable policies cripple our beleaguered railway”, in Rail, page 51:\", \"text\": \"And why has no one in the [rail] industry advocated for a universal requirement for face covering (even if it's just a scarf or old tea towel), [...].\", \"type\": \"quote\"}], \"glosses\": [\"To engage in advocacy.\"], \"raw_glosses\": [\"(intransitive, 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