'''Advocate''' is one that argues for a cause; a [[supporter]] or [[defender]].
'''Advocate''' is one that argues for a cause; a [[supporter]] or [[defender]].
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::''To support or defend by argument; to recommend publicly. An individual who presents or argues another's case; one who gives legal advice and pleads the cause of another before a court or tribunal; a counselor. A person admitted to the practice of law who advises clients of their legal rights and argues their cases in court.'' <ref> [http://www.answers.com/topic/advocate?cat=biz-fin Law Encyclopedia] West's Encyclopedia of American Law, published by Thomson Gale. </ref>