Advocate vs. Jurist

Advocatenoun

Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.

Advocatenoun

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.

Advocatenoun

A person who speaks in support of something.

Advocatenoun

A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.

Advocateverb

(transitive) To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.

Advocateverb

(transitive) To encourage support for something.

Advocateverb

To engage in advocacy.

Advocatenoun

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

Advocatenoun

One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an advocate of truth.

Advocatenoun

Christ, considered as an intercessor.

Advocateverb

To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.

Advocateverb

To act as advocate.

Advocatenoun

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

Advocatenoun

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

Advocateverb

push for something;

Advocateverb

speak, plead, or argue in favour of;

Advocate

An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings.

Juristnoun

(law) An expert of law or someone who researches jurisprudence.

Juristnoun

A judge.

Juristnoun

One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law, especially in the civil law, such as a judge, lawyer, or legal scholar; a writer on civil and international law.

Juristnoun

a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

Juristnoun

a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice

Jurist

A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar—not necessarily with a formal qualification in law or a legal practitioner, although in the United States the term may be applied to a judge.