advocate

Definition

Examples

Several managers advocate a shorter workweek for all employees.

Word Family

Synonyms

• supportthe activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
• promotecontribute to the progress or growth of
• championsomeone who has won first place in a competition

Collocations

• Easy advocate for animals
  to advocate for animals, meaning to push for something
• Medium advocate for employee rights
  to advocate for employee rights, meaning to push for something
• Hard vigorously advocate legislative reforms
  describing vigorously advocate legislative reforms (with vigor; in a vigorous manner)
• Very Hard play devil's advocate in strategic planning
  to play devil's advocate in strategic planning, meaning to participate in games or sport