HOW TO PRONOUNCE
advocates
/ˈædvəkəts/
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What does advocates mean?
noun
- plural of advocate
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of advocate
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈædvəkəts/
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There is an idea, which is not without its advocates, that a vigorous Executive is inconsistent with the genius of republican government.
Again I remembered the claims made by the advocates of “sports,” and again replied guardedly that that was, in part, the theory.
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The advocates of monogamy, deceived by its moral overtones, fail to get all the advantage out of it that is in it.
The advocates and judges of our times find bias enough in all causes to accommodate them to what they themselves think fit.
Whatever system is used--and each has its advocates--the strawberry bed must be kept clean, and attention given to removing the surplus runners.