advocate of policy

  • 1advocate — ► NOUN 1) a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 2) a person who pleads a case on someone else s behalf. 3) Scottish term for BARRISTER(Cf. ↑barrister). ► VERB ▪ publicly recommend or support. DER …

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  • 2advocate */ — I UK [ˈædvəkeɪt] / US [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms advocate : present tense I/you/we/they advocate he/she/it advocates present participle advocating past tense advocated past participle advocated to publicly support a particular… …

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  • 3advocate — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sb who supports sth ADJECTIVE ▪ ardent, effective, firm (esp. BrE), great, outspoken, powerful, staunch, strong, tireless (esp. AmE) …

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  • 4Policy debate — Part of the series Policy Debate Organization Policy debate competitions Inter Collegiate policy debate Format Structure of policy debate · Resolution Constructive · …

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  • 5policy — noun 1 plan of action ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coherent ▪ explicit, specific ▪ strict ▪ conscious, deliberate …

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  • 6advocate — ad|vo|cate1 [ ædvə,keıt ] verb transitive * to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things: There is no point in advocating improved public transportation unless we can pay for it. advocate ad|vo|cate 2 [ ædvəkət ] noun count * 1 …

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  • 7advocate — [ˈædvəˌkeɪt] verb [T] I to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing something II noun [C] advocate [ˈædvəkət] 1) someone who strongly and publicly supports someone or something an advocate of political reform[/ex] 2) a lawyer • See:… …

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  • 8advocate — noun advəkət 1》 a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 2》 a person who pleads a case on someone else s behalf.     ↘Scottish term for barrister. verb advəkeɪt publicly recommend or support. Derivatives advocacy …

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  • 9advocate — n. & v. n. 1 (foll. by of) a person who supports or speaks in favour. 2 a person who pleads for another. 3 a a professional pleader in a court of justice. b Sc. a barrister. v.tr. 1 recommend or support by argument (a cause, policy, etc.). 2… …

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  • 10National Institute for Latino Policy — Jimmy Smits and Congressman Charles Rangel at NiLP s 25th Anniversary Gala in 2007 The National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP) was established in 1982 as the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City, United States as a non… …

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