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title: advocate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «advocate» in the school dictionary: To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# advocate

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**Who acts:** advocate, person, lawyer, She, He, Many doctors · **What happens:** advocate, be, speak, favour, speak up, accuse · **To what, where:** something, favour, person, lawyer, court, healthy school meals · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«advocate» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [advocate in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/advocate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:m1:1
# text = To advocate something is to publicly support it or speak in favour of it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	advocate	advocate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	support	support	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	speak	speak	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advocate** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | publicly, support *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  | favour of favour |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **favour** |  |  | favour |  |  |  |  | nom favour «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:m2:1
# text = An advocate is a person who speaks up for an idea or for other people.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a advocate | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak up** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | for a idea or other people | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:m3:1
# text = An advocate is a lawyer who speaks for someone in court, especially in Scotland.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lawyer	lawyer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a advocate | a lawyer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | a lawyer |  |  | court |  | for someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She advocates healthy school meals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x1:1
# text = She advocates healthy school meals.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	advocates	advocate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	meals	meal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advocate** | present | She | healthy school meals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is an advocate for children's rights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x2:1
# text = He is an advocate for children's rights.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	rights	right	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a advocate |  |  |  | for children's rights | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The advocate spoke for the accused in court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x3:1
# text = The advocate spoke for the accused in court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the advocate |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accuse** | participle |  |  |  | court |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many doctors advocate more exercise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x4:1
# text = Many doctors advocate more exercise.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	advocate	advocate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advocate** | present | Many doctors | more exercise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x5:1
# text = Playing devil's advocate means arguing the other side to test an idea.
1	Playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	arguing	argue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | gerund |  | devil's advocate |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advocate=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Playing |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **argue** *speech: disagree* *not said to happen* | gerund | Playing *not said here* | the other side |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent side=Topic |
| 4 | **test** | to-infinitive | Playing *not said here* | a idea |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be your own advocate and ask for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x6:1
# text = Be your own advocate and ask for help.
1	Be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | infinitive | your own advocate |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | infinitive | your own advocate *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:advocate:x7:1
# text = The question is still before the courts, and one can only deal with it as an advocate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	courts	court	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	one	one	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	advocate	advocate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the question |  |  |  | before the courts; still |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deal** | can | one | the courts *not said here* |  |  |  | with question; as a advocate | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme |

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