advocate

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• /ˈæd.və.kət/
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From Middle English advocat, advoket, from Old French advocat, from Latin advocātus (“an advocate”), from the substantivization of the perfect passive participle of advocāre (“to call for”) (see -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from a calque of Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos) (whence English paraclete). Doublet of advoke, avocat, avouch, and avow. The verb derives from the noun on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

199 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Esperanto: advokato — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Finnish: asianajaja — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Georgian: ადვოკატი (advoḳaṭi) — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• German: Advokat — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• German: Advokatin — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Hindi: अधिवक्ता (adhivaktā) — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Polish: adwokat — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Polish: adwokatka — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Spanish: abogado — someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law
• Albanian: avokat — person who argues the case of another
• Arabic: محامي — person who argues the case of another
• Arabic: محامية — person who argues the case of another
• Armenian: փաստաբան (pʻastaban) — person who argues the case of another
• Armenian: իրավաբան (iravaban) — person who argues the case of another
• Belarusian: адвака́т (advakát) — person who argues the case of another
• Bulgarian: адвока́т (advokát) — person who argues the case of another
• Bulgarian: адвока́тка (advokátka) — person who argues the case of another
• Catalan: advocat — person who argues the case of another
• Chechen: юрист (jurist) — person who argues the case of another
• Crimean Tatar: advokat — person who argues the case of another
• Czech: obhájce — person who argues the case of another
• Czech: advokát — person who argues the case of another
• Czech: právník — person who argues the case of another
• Czech: právnička — person who argues the case of another
• Danish: advokat — person who argues the case of another
• Dutch: advocaat — person who argues the case of another
• Dutch: advocate — person who argues the case of another
• Dutch: verdediger — person who argues the case of another
• Dutch: verdedigster — person who argues the case of another
• Esperanto: advokato — person who argues the case of another
• Finnish: puolestapuhuja — person who argues the case of another
• French: avocat — person who argues the case of another
• French: avocate — person who argues the case of another
• Galician: avogado — person who argues the case of another
• Galician: avogada — person who argues the case of another
• Georgian: ადვოკატი (advoḳaṭi) — person who argues the case of another
• German: Rechtsanwalt — person who argues the case of another
• German: Rechtsanwältin — person who argues the case of another
• German: Verteidiger — person who argues the case of another
• Greek: συνήγορος (synígoros) — person who argues the case of another
• Ancient Greek: δικήγορος (dikḗgoros) — person who argues the case of another
• Ancient Greek: πρόδικος (pródikos) — person who argues the case of another
• Hebrew: סנגור (sanegór) — person who argues the case of another
• Hindi: अधिवक्ता (adhivaktā) — person who argues the case of another
• Ido: advokato — person who argues the case of another
• Indonesian: pengacara — person who argues the case of another
• Indonesian: advokat — person who argues the case of another
• Irish: abhcóide — person who argues the case of another
• Italian: avvocato — person who argues the case of another
• Italian: avvocata — person who argues the case of another
• Khmer: ស្មាក្ដី (smar kdey) — person who argues the case of another
• Ladin: aucat — person who argues the case of another
• Latin: cognitor — person who argues the case of another
• Latin: advocātus — person who argues the case of another
• Macedonian: адвокат (advokat) — person who argues the case of another
• Malayalam: വക്കീല് (vakkīlŭ) — person who argues the case of another
• Malayalam: അഭിഭാഷകന് (abhibhāṣakanŭ) — person who argues the case of another
• Maltese: avukat — person who argues the case of another
• Maltese: avukatessa — person who argues the case of another
• Māori: kaitautoko — person who argues the case of another
• Middle English: oratour — person who argues the case of another
• Polish: adwokat — person who argues the case of another
• Polish: adwokatka — person who argues the case of another
• Polish: obrońca — person who argues the case of another
• Portuguese: advogado — person who argues the case of another
• Portuguese: advogada — person who argues the case of another
• Russian: адвока́т (advokát) — person who argues the case of another
• Russian: защи́тник (zaščítnik) — person who argues the case of another
• Russian: защи́тница (zaščítnica) — person who argues the case of another
• Slovene: zagovornik — person who argues the case of another
• Slovene: zagovornica — person who argues the case of another
• Spanish: abogado — person who argues the case of another
• Spanish: abogada — person who argues the case of another
• Swedish: advokat — person who argues the case of another
• Tagalog: abogado — person who argues the case of another
• Tamil: வக்கீல் (vakkīl) — person who argues the case of another
• Tocharian B: weñmo — person who argues the case of another
• Volapük: lavogan — person who argues the case of another
• Volapük: hilavogan — person who argues the case of another
• Volapük: jilavogan — person who argues the case of another
• Albanian: mbrojtës — person who speaks in support of something
• Arabic: ناطق بلسان — person who speaks in support of something
• Arabic: لسان حال — person who speaks in support of something
• Armenian: կողմնակից (koġmnakicʻ) — person who speaks in support of something
• Bulgarian: защитник (zaštitnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Bulgarian: поддръжник (poddrǎžnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Danish: forkæmper — person who speaks in support of something
• Dutch: voorstander — person who speaks in support of something
• Dutch: verdediger — person who speaks in support of something
• Finnish: puolestapuhuja — person who speaks in support of something
• Finnish: asianajaja — person who speaks in support of something
• French: porte-parole — person who speaks in support of something
• German: Fürsprecher — person who speaks in support of something
• German: Anwalt — person who speaks in support of something
• Greek: υπερασπιστής (yperaspistís) — person who speaks in support of something
• Greek: υπέρμαχος (ypérmachos) — person who speaks in support of something
• Greek: υποστηρικτής (ypostiriktís) — person who speaks in support of something
• Hindi: समर्थक (samarthak) — person who speaks in support of something
• Icelandic: formælandi — person who speaks in support of something
• Ido: advokato — person who speaks in support of something
• Indonesian: pembela — person who speaks in support of something
• Italian: sostenitore — person who speaks in support of something
• Italian: sostenitrice — person who speaks in support of something
• Macedonian: заштитник (zaštitnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Macedonian: поборник (pobornik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Maltese: diffensur — person who speaks in support of something
• Maltese: diffensura — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: kaitautoko — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: aumangea — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: whakaihuwaka — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: kaihāpai — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: kaitaunaki — person who speaks in support of something
• Māori: kaikōkiri — person who speaks in support of something
• Norwegian Bokmål: forkjemper — person who speaks in support of something
• Norwegian Nynorsk: forkjempar — person who speaks in support of something
• Polish: adwokat — person who speaks in support of something
• Polish: adwokatka — person who speaks in support of something
• Portuguese: representante — person who speaks in support of something
• Portuguese: defensor — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: сторо́нник (storónnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: сторо́нница (storónnica) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: приве́рженец (privérženec) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: приве́рженка (privérženka) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: защи́тник (zaščítnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: защи́тница (zaščítnica) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: побо́рник (pobórnik) — person who speaks in support of something
• Russian: побо́рница (pobórnica) — person who speaks in support of something
• Slovene: podpornik — person who speaks in support of something
• Slovene: podpornica — person who speaks in support of something
• Spanish: portavoz — person who speaks in support of something
• Spanish: vocero — person who speaks in support of something
• Spanish: advocante — person who speaks in support of something
• Spanish: abogador — person who speaks in support of something
• Spanish: avocante — person who speaks in support of something
• Swedish: förespråkare — person who speaks in support of something
• Finnish: tukihenkilö — person who supports others to make their voices heard
• Arabic: حامى — argue for
• Arabic: رافع — argue for
• Arabic: ترافع — argue for
• Chinese Mandarin: 倡導 /倡导 (chàngdǎo) — argue for
• Chinese Mandarin: 主張 /主张 (zhǔzhāng) — argue for
• Chinese Mandarin: 提倡 (tíchàng) — argue for
• Chinese Mandarin: 鼓吹 (gǔchuī) — argue for
• Danish: kæmpe for — argue for
• Danish: argumentere for — argue for
• Danish: fortale — argue for
• Dutch: bepleiten — argue for
• Finnish: puolustaa — argue for
• Finnish: puhua puolesta — argue for
• Finnish: kannattaa — argue for
• French: plaider — argue for
• Galician: defender — argue for
• Galician: avogar — argue for
• German: verteidigen — argue for
• German: plädieren — argue for
• Ido: rekomendar — argue for
• Ido: pledar — argue for
• Italian: raccomandare — argue for
• Italian: promuovere — argue for
• Japanese: 説く (toku) — argue for
• Japanese: 主張する (shuchō suru) — argue for
• Latin: supersum — argue for
• Māori: tūhana — argue for
• Māori: tūwhana — argue for
• Māori: hapahapai — argue for
• Polish: adwokatować — argue for
• Portuguese: defender — argue for
• Portuguese: advogar — argue for
• Russian: отста́ивать (otstáivatʹ) — argue for
• Russian: пропаганди́ровать (propagandírovatʹ) — argue for
• Russian: выступа́ть в защи́ту (vystupátʹ v zaščítu) — argue for
• Slovene: zagovarjati — argue for
• Spanish: abogar/advocar/avocar por — argue for
• Swedish: plädera — argue for
• Swedish: förespråka — argue for
• Arabic: أوصى ب — encourage support for
• Bulgarian: застъпвам се за (zastǎpvam se za) — encourage support for
• Catalan: advocar — encourage support for
• Danish: fortale — encourage support for
• Dutch: aanbevelen — encourage support for
• Finnish: kannattaa — encourage support for
• French: préconiser — encourage support for
• German: verteidigen — encourage support for
• German: plädieren — encourage support for
• German: befürworten — encourage support for
• Central Franconian: aabeveële — encourage support for
• Italian: difendere — encourage support for
• Italian: sostenere — encourage support for
• Japanese: 説く (toku) — encourage support for
• Japanese: 支持する (shiji suru) — encourage support for
• Latin: supersum — encourage support for
• Māori: tautoko — encourage support for
• Polish: adwokatować — encourage support for
• Portuguese: advocar — encourage support for
• Portuguese: defender — encourage support for
• Portuguese: argumentar a favor — encourage support for
• Slovene: podpirati — encourage support for
• Spanish: abogar/advocar por — encourage support for
• Swedish: förespråka — encourage support for