"angel's advocate" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-angel's advocate.ogg [Australia] Forms: angel's advocates [plural], angels' advocates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|angels' advocates}} angel's advocate (plural angel's advocates or angels' advocates)
  1. (idiomatic) Someone who sees what is good about an idea and supports it. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-angel's_advocate-en-noun-pbP0-Fa7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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