Lawyer vs. Advocate

Lawyernoun

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.

Lawyernoun

By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

Lawyernoun

The burbot

Lawyerverb

To practice law.

Lawyerverb

(intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.

Lawyerverb

(intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.

Lawyerverb

To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.

Lawyernoun

One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.

Lawyernoun

The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.

Lawyernoun

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, canonist, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solicitor, legal executive, or public servant preparing, interpreting and applying the law, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services.

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.