to advocate for
69
3.9
- phrasal verb
- /ˈæd.və.keɪt fɔr/
:
abogar por
- She decided to advocate for environmental protection during the town meeting.
- advocate for policies
- advocate for rights
- advocate for funding
The NRA, they very much advocate for locking up the guns.
- The NRA, they very much advocate for locking up the guns.
- What should they advocate for and what should their next steps be?
- Now listen, I'm never gonna advocate for taking photos on the iPad.
- Don't ever be afraid to advocate for yourself.
- Like people see me advocating for this position.
- I we need to, we need to advocate for saying things properly.
- Like set boundaries, advocate for yourself, know your value.
- And it's when you start practicing the new thing you're advocating for that the real change comes.
- Why are people struggling to advocate for the problems of boys and men so easily?
- So you can define your own path as you advocate for Bitcoin, or don't for that matter.
- I said, well, you know, this person was advocating for a meat based diet.
- If you want people to advocate for you, then you have to advocate for them.
- I think the hard left advocate for total gun control.
- And the people you're voting for are not going to advocate for your kids.
- And I strongly advocate for brain scans.
Examples
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How has your ability to advocate for your child been influenced by your professional role?
Academic text (2008) -
Encourages staff to advocate for improvements in service delivery and client resources.
Academic text (2011) -
What should they advocate for and what should their next steps be?
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And so I wanted to know, how do I advocate for someone like my brother?
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Why are people struggling to advocate for the problems of boys and men so easily?
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It's the biggest non-profit in the country advocating for women worldwide.
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Throughout all phases of family intervention, treatment providers encourage and advocate for the education of homeless children.
Academic text (2011) -
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is a Washington, D.C.-based group that advocates individual rights for computer users.
Academic text (1994) -
The school counselor may advocate for extended deadlines or more support in completing assignments.
Academic text (2008) -
Four Pepperdine alumni traveled to Uganda to advocate for children held in prison without trial.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
691
2.8
To speak up to support a person or idea when others criticize it
343
3.7
To support a cause or policy in public
256
2.7
Defend or support someone who is treated unfairly
215
2.8
To publicly support an idea or cause
192
3.8
Talk to people to persuade them to support a cause
100
4.0
To try to persuade public officials to support a policy or decision
64
4.2
To publicly support a cause or person
52
7.8
To accept and support a belief, cause, or way of life
23
4.6
Publicly say you strongly agree or disagree with something
11
5.6
To try to make political or social change
1
7.1
Give reasons for or against an idea
Begin to strongly defend a person or cause in public
How Strongly
64
4.2
100
4.0
344
3.9
69
3.9
183
4.2
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to publicly support or argue in favor' is directly compositional from 'advocate' (one who supports; or the verbal sense 'to support') combined with the preposition 'for' (in favor of). This verb + preposition pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The verb advocate for comes from the simple image of an advocate, a person standing up to speak for someone or an idea. So, it means 'to support' an idea, person, or cause in public.