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S: (n) advocate (advocate%1:18:00::), advocator (advocator%1:18:00::), proponent (proponent%1:18:00::), exponent (exponent%1:18:00::) (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)
S: (n) advocate (advocate%1:18:01::), counsel (counsel%1:18:00::), counselor (counselor%1:18:00::), counsellor (counsellor%1:18:00::), counselor-at-law (counselor-at-law%1:18:00::), pleader (pleader%1:18:00::) (a lawyer who pleads cases in court)

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S: (n) lawyer (lawyer%1:18:00::), attorney (attorney%1:18:00::) (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

S: (n) advocate (advocate%1:18:01::), counsel (counsel%1:18:00::), counselor (counselor%1:18:00::), counsellor (counsellor%1:18:00::), counselor-at-law (counselor-at-law%1:18:00::), pleader (pleader%1:18:00::) (a lawyer who pleads cases in court)
S: (n) ambulance chaser (ambulance_chaser%1:18:00::) (an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue)
S: (n) barrister (barrister%1:18:00::) (a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution)
S: (n) conveyancer (conveyancer%1:18:00::) (a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties)
S: (n) defense attorney (defense_attorney%1:18:00::), defense lawyer (defense_lawyer%1:18:00::) (the lawyer representing the defendant)
S: (n) divorce lawyer (divorce_lawyer%1:18:00::) (a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment)
S: (n) prosecutor (prosecutor%1:18:00::), public prosecutor (public_prosecutor%1:18:00::), prosecuting officer (prosecuting_officer%1:18:00::), prosecuting attorney (prosecuting_attorney%1:18:00::) (a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state)
S: (n) public defender (public_defender%1:18:00::) (a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense)
S: (n) referee (referee%1:18:02::) (an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case)
S: (n) solicitor (solicitor%1:18:00::) (a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents)
S: (n) trial attorney (trial_attorney%1:18:00::), trial lawyer (trial_lawyer%1:18:00::) (a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law)
S: (n) Averroes (averroes%1:18:00::), ibn-Roshd (ibn-roshd%1:18:00::), Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd (abul-walid_mohammed_ibn-ahmad_ibn-mohammed_ibn-roshd%1:18:00::) (Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198))
S: (n) Bryan (bryan%1:18:00::), William Jennings Bryan (william_jennings_bryan%1:18:00::), Great Commoner (great_commoner%1:18:00::), Boy Orator of the Platte (boy_orator_of_the_platte%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925))
S: (n) Darrow (darrow%1:18:00::), Clarence Darrow (clarence_darrow%1:18:00::), Clarence Seward Darrow (clarence_seward_darrow%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938))
S: (n) Hays (hays%1:18:00::), Arthur Garfield Hays (arthur_garfield_hays%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954))
S: (n) Hays (hays%1:18:01::), Will Hays (will_hays%1:18:00::), William Harrison Hays (william_harrison_hays%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954))
S: (n) Hoover (hoover%1:18:01::), J. Edgar Hoover (j._edgar_hoover%1:18:00::), John Edgar Hoover (john_edgar_hoover%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972))
S: (n) Key (key%1:18:00::), Francis Scott Key (francis_scott_key%1:18:00::) (United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843))
S: (n) Lincoln (lincoln%1:18:00::), Abraham Lincoln (abraham_lincoln%1:18:00::), President Lincoln (president_lincoln%1:18:00::), President Abraham Lincoln (president_abraham_lincoln%1:18:00::) (16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865))

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Verb

S: (v) recommend (recommend%2:32:01::), urge (urge%2:32:03::), advocate (advocate%2:32:00::) (push for something) "The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
S: (v) preach (preach%2:32:00::), advocate (advocate%2:32:01::) (speak, plead, or argue in favor of) "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house"

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