advocates is a form of:

Advocate



noun
1.
(ច្បាប់) អ្នកការពា​រមូលហេតុ
Example: A person who speaks for another person, for a "cause", or for an organization in order to persuade others.
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ ជនដែលឡើង​ថ្លែងការពារ​ជនណាម្នាក់ក្នុង​បុព្វហេតុ​ណា​មួយឬនិយាយការពារអង្គការ​ណាមួយដើម្បីបញ្ចុះបញ្ចូលអ្នកដទៃ ។
2.
(ច្បាប់) មេធាវី
Example: Lawyer
3.
(ច្បាប់) និយាយគាំទ្រ
Example: To speak in favor of something.
ឧទាហរណ៍៖ និយាយជាគុណប្រយោជន៍ដល់អី្វមួយ ។
verbpast tense: advocated ; past participle: advocated ; present participle: advocating ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (Recommend, maintain by argument, support) គាំទ្រ, យល់ស្រប
Example: Our teacher is an advocate of reforms tax laws.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.
2.
One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.
3.
Christ, considered as an intercessor.
verbpast tense: advocated ; past participle: advocated ; present participle: advocating ;
1.
To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To act as advocate.