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a person who supports or speaks in favour of somebody or of a public plan or action 拥护者;支持者;提倡者 - advocate for something/somebody
an advocate for hospital workers 医院工作人员的支持者 - advocate of something/somebody
a staunch advocate of free speech 言论自由的坚定拥护者
Extra Examplesan advocate of pacifism 和平主义的倡导者 Canada was one of the strongest advocates of sanctions. 加拿大是最强烈的制裁倡导者之一。 She became a firm advocate of overseas ventures. 她成为海外投资的坚定支持者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ardent
- effective
- firm
- …
- argue
- claim
- say
- …
- advocate for
- advocate of
- advocate for something/somebody
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law )法律 a person who defends somebody in court 辩护律师;出庭辩护人 Solicitors often appear as advocates in the lower courts. 初级律师经常作为律师出现在下级法院。 Those charged should be represented by trained, qualified legal advocates. 那些被告应该要有训练有素的合格律师为他们辩护。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- solicitor
- judge
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law )法律 (in Scotland and South Africa) a lawyer who has the right to argue cases in higher courts (苏格兰)出庭律师,辩护律师,大律师 More About lawyerslawyerssee also the Lord Advocate, solicitor advocate- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
lawyer 泛指律师,有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。 - In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
the District Attorney 地方检察官
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
counsel 为正式的法律用语,指代表当事人出庭的律师: counsel for the prosecution 控方律师
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
the Solicitor General 首席检察官
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
More Like This Pronunciation changes by part of speechPronunciation changes by part of speech - Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.