| advocate | | |
| n. (person) | 1. advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent | a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea. |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ apologist, justifier, vindicator | a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution.; "an apologist for capital punishment" |
| ~ constitutionalist | an advocate of constitutional government. |
| ~ darwinian | an advocate of Darwinism. |
| ~ populist, democrat | an advocate of democratic principles. |
| ~ federalist | an advocate of federalism. |
| ~ gnostic | an advocate of Gnosticism. |
| ~ humanist, humanitarian | an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. |
| ~ ideologist, ideologue | an advocate of some ideology. |
| ~ internationalist | an advocate of internationalism. |
| ~ irredentist, irridentist | an advocate of irredentism. |
| ~ isolationist | an advocate of isolationism in international affairs. |
| ~ jansenist | an advocate of Jansenism. |
| ~ libertarian | an advocate of libertarianism. |
| ~ maoist | an advocate of Maoism. |
| ~ marxist | an advocate of Marxism. |
| ~ nationalist | an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government. |
| ~ neoclassicist | an advocate of neoclassicism. |
| ~ neutralist | an advocate of neutrality in international affairs. |
| ~ nullifier | an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws. |
| ~ drumbeater, partisan, zealot | a fervent and even militant proponent of something. |
| ~ partitionist | an advocate of partitioning a country. |
| ~ platonist | an advocate of Platonism. |
| ~ pro-lifer | an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion. |
| ~ presenter, sponsor | an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.). |
| ~ protectionist | an advocate of protectionism. |
| ~ republican | an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy). |
| ~ ritualist | an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms. |
| ~ ruralist | an advocate of rural living. |
| ~ secessionist | an advocate of secessionism. |
| ~ secularist | an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education. |
| ~ separationist, separatist | an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union). |
| ~ spokesperson, representative, interpreter, voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose.; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government" |
| ~ suffragist | an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women). |
| ~ admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend | a person who backs a politician or a team etc..; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" |
| ~ supremacist | a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others. |
| ~ teleologist | advocate of teleology. |
| ~ thatcherite | an advocate of Thatcherism. |
| ~ unilateralist | an advocate of unilateralism. |
| n. (person) | 2. advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader | a lawyer who pleads cases in court. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ attorney, lawyer | a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice. |
| v. (communication) | 3. advocate, recommend, urge | push for something.; "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" |
| ~ propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something.; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax" |
| v. (communication) | 4. advocate, preach | speak, plead, or argue in favor of.; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
| ~ urge, exhort, press, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ preachify, sermonise, sermonize, moralise, moralize | speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements.; "This man always sermonizes" |
| promote | | |
| v. (social) | 1. advance, boost, encourage, further, promote | contribute to the progress or growth of.; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" |
| ~ connive at, wink at | give one's silent approval to. |
| ~ foster, further | promote the growth of.; "Foster our children's well-being and education" |
| ~ spur | incite or stimulate.; "The Academy was formed to spur research" |
| ~ help | contribute to the furtherance of.; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" |
| ~ carry | take further or advance.; "carry a cause" |
| ~ feed | support or promote.; "His admiration fed her vanity" |
| ~ conduce, contribute, lead | be conducive to.; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (social) | 2. advance, elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" |
| ~ assign, delegate, designate, depute | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person). |
| ~ tenure | give life-time employment to.; "She was tenured after she published her book" |
| ~ bring up | promote from a lower position or rank.; "This player was brought up to the major league" |
| ~ spot promote | promote on the spot.; "Supreme Bishop Digby had been spot-promoted to Archangel" |
| ~ ennoble, gentle, entitle | give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility. |
| ~ favor, favour, prefer | promote over another.; "he favors his second daughter" |
| ~ brevet | promote somebody by brevet, in the military. |
| v. (communication) | 3. advertise, advertize, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ praise | express approval of.; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" |
| ~ propagandise, propagandize | spread by propaganda. |
| ~ plug | make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote. |
| ~ bill | advertise especially by posters or placards.; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ crusade, campaign, agitate, fight, push, press | exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| v. (competition) | 4. promote | be changed for a superior chess or checker piece. |
| ~ board game | a game played on a specially designed board. |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ promote | change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent. |
| ~ queen | become a queen.; "her pawn queened" |
| v. (competition) | 5. promote | change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent. |
| ~ chess game, chess | a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king. |
| ~ play | use or move.; "I had to play my queen" |
| ~ promote | be changed for a superior chess or checker piece. |
| ~ queen | promote to a queen, as of a pawn in chess. |
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