'''Advocate''' (from Latin advocātus) is one that argues for a cause; a [[supporter]] or [[defender]].
::''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>
Each branch of the [[US]] armed forces has a judge advocate general, an officer who is
in charge of all judge advocates and who is responsible for all legal matters affecting that branch of the service. <ref>[http://law.jrank.org/pages/7864/Judge-Advocate.html Judge Advocate] </ref>