Advocate vs Representative - What's the difference?
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Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
* c. 1591 , (William Shakespeare), Richard III , First Folio 1623:
A person who speaks in support of something.
* 2011 , Alix Lee, The Guardian , 9 Oct 2011:
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
(label) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) Bishop Sanderson
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Burke)
(label) To encourage support for something.
To engage in advocacy.
Typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.
One who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.
A member of a legislative or governing body who represents a constituency.
One that is taken as typical of its class.
(US, politics) A member of the .
Company agent who visits potential purchasers, salesman.
As nouns the difference between advocate and representative
is that advocate is someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel while representative is one who may speak for another in a particular capacity, especially in negotiation.As a verb advocate
is to plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.As an adjective representative is
typical; having the same properties or interest as a larger group.advocate
English
Noun
(en noun)- I neuer did incense his Maiestie / Against the Duke of Clarence, but haue bin / An earnest aduocate to plead for him.
- He became a tireless advocate for the needs of adults with IMD throughout Britain and internationally.
- ''Since she started working with her advocate , she has become much more confident.
Derived terms
* devil's advocateVerb
(advocat)Synonyms
* See alsoAnagrams
* English heteronyms ----representative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Are you sure this paper is representative of your child's writing?
- If you took all the fools out of the legislature, it wouldn't be a representative body anymore. — Texas State Senator Carl Parker.
Noun
(en noun)- I will send a representative to work out the details of the contract.
- She served four terms as representative of her local at the national union convention.
- All representatives face re-election every two years.