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I.advocate N [Brit ˈadvəkət, Am ˈædvəkət]

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1. advocate LAW:

avocat/-e m/f

2. advocate (supporter):

to be an advocate of

être partisan de

II.advocate VB trans [Brit ˈadvəkeɪt, Am ˈædvəˌkeɪt]

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public advocate N esp Am

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public advocate

fonctionnaire ayant pour rôle de défendre l'intérêt public

devil's advocate N

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judge advocate N Brit

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judge advocate

judge advocate Am

commissaire m du gouvernement

advocate general N

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advocate general (in EU) Scot:

advocate general LAW

avocat m général

Lord Advocate N

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Lord Advocate

magistrat à la tête de la justice en Écosse

Translations for advocates in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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advocate¹ [ˈædvəkeɪt] VB trans

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advocate² [ˈædvəkət] N

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1. advocate POL:

partisan(e) m (f)

an advocate of women's rights

un défenseur des droits de la femme

2. advocate LAW:

avocat(e) m (f)

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an advocate of women's rights

un défenseur des droits de la femme

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The asylum seeker advocates who are now being called bleeding hearts won't be upset, because up to now popular support for the government policies has made protest unavailing. www.eurekastreet.com.au

It advocates raising children to obey without question, through spankings that begin when they are babies. ac360.blogs.cnn.com

The organisation advocates and lobbies on behalf of the sector, in particular for vehicle and component manufacturers, and the motor retail sector. en.wikipedia.org

They could avail free services of advocates if they approached the legal aid centre, he added. www.thehindu.com

Detractors have widely referred to the penalty as a bedroom tax, while government advocates of the scheme have used the term spare room subsidy. en.wikipedia.org

Advocates have complained that the classes are so dull that students have been seen to sleep through them and others sign in, then leave. www.latimes.com

A lot of people want to be advocates or whatnot. qz.com

He strongly criticises the excessive centralization of the health system and advocates for the complete autonomy of the hospitals. en.wikipedia.org

He took over the grocery store from his family in 1997, and began to sell prepared foods, using locally grown produce, which he strongly advocates. en.wikipedia.org

Immigrant rights advocates and attorneys say that under the expanded definition, nearly any undocumented immigrant could be considered a target. usa.inquirer.net

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