n .
a person who argues in favor of a position 어떤 입장을 지지하여 주장하는 사람, 주창자, 대변자

• Lulu believes in eliminating tariffs and import restrictions ; she is an advocate of free trade.
  루루는 관세와 수입 제한 조치를 철폐해야 한다고 믿고 있다 ; 그녀는 자유무역의 주창자이다.
• The proposed law was a good one, but it didn't pass because it had no advocate ; no senator stepped forward to speak in its favor.
• advocate 는 동사로도 쓰인다
• The representative of the paint company advocated cleaning the deck before painting it, but we wee in a hurry so we painted right over the dirt
• advocacy 는 어떤 입장에 대한 동의나 지지를 의미한다