advocates 1 of 2

noun

Definition of advocatesnext
plural of advocate
1
as in proponents
a person who actively supports or favors a cause Mark Twain, Noah Webster, and President Theodore Roosevelt are among past advocates of a reformed spelling system

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as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations with such a strong case against him, he's going to need the best advocate that money can buy

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advocates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of advocate
as in endorses
to promote the interests or cause of environmentalists advocating agricultural methods designed to slow the destruction of rain forests

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  1. proponents
  2. lawyers
  3. endorses
  4. supporters
  5. supports
Noun
  • Women and people of color are historically paid less than their white male counterparts, and proponents of the transparency practice say this would help mitigate that by making pay public.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Despite these predictions, New York remains a very Democratic state, and energy proponents will no doubt still face an uphill battle in trying to change state policy.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponents
Noun
  • Combs’ lawyers denied the allegations in a statement sent to Rolling Stone.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Whether or not one endorses each and every measure, reasonable people should agree that sports betting, promoted as seductively as cigarettes ever were, has suddenly become a costly and corrosive economic force.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Building trust always leads to better engagement, especially if the influencer endorses your product for a long period of time.
    Jason Hall, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of endorses
Noun
  • Law enforcement has expressed concern that the suspect is being turned into a martyr, with some supporters advocating for further violence against executives.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • At Wolves, Nuno would often be criticised by supporters for his reluctance to use his substitutes to make tactical tweaks during matches.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporters
Verb
  • But for people living with chronic pain, experts agreed this research supports the idea that healthy eating could be a tool for some relief.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Such emerging opportunities can also be applied to cost benchmarking, scope-of-work planning and management, client-agency performance evaluations and many other key marketing functions that procurement supports.
    Bruno Gralpois, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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