Definition of Advocate
(noun) An individual that actively speaks out for a cause, group, or another individual.
Example of Advocate
- An individual that attends community events distributing information about intimate partner violence issues.
Advocate Pronunciation
Syllabification: ad·vo·cate
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /Ad-vuh-kuht/
- British English – /Ad-vuh-kuht/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˈædvəkət/
- British English – /ˈadvəkət/
Usage Notes
- Plural: advocates
- Advocate sociology applies theories and methods to assist advocates.
- A type of achieved status and individual.
- An (noun) advocator provides (noun) advocation in an (adjective) advocative or an (adjective) advocatory manner
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Works Consulted
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 5th ed. 2011. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Bruce, Steve, and Steven Yearley. 2006. The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Macmillan. (N.d.) Macmillan Dictionary. (https://www.macmillandictionary.com/).
Merriam-Webster. (N.d.) Merriam-Webster Dictionary. (http://www.merriam-webster.com/).
Scott, John, and Gordon Marshall. 2005. A Dictionary of Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Wikipedia contributors. (N.d.) Wiktionary, The Free Dictionary. Wikimedia Foundation. (http://en.wiktionary.org).
Cite the Definition of Advocate
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “advocate.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved September 29, 2023 (https://sociologydictionary.org/advocate/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
advocate. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/advocate/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “advocate.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed September 29, 2023. https://sociologydictionary.org/advocate/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“advocate.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 29 Sep. 2023. <https://sociologydictionary.org/advocate/>.