OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 2730

advocate

/ˈæd.və.kət/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
abogar • advocar
To encourage support for something.
I like trees, but I do not advocate living in them.
Those who have advocated the closure of the G.C. have so far failed to say by which alternative route this North-to-West traffic could be carried.
advocar • recomendar
To engage in advocacy.
And why has no one in the [rail] industry advocated for a universal requirement for face covering (even if it's just a scarf or old tea towel), [...].
We have been advocating for changes in immigration law.