Definition
| • | One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor. |
| • | One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth. |
| • | Christ, considered as an intercessor. |
| • | To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. |
| • | To act as advocate. |
