Vocabulary Spotlight
Advocate
Part of Speech: Noun / Verb
Definition: समर्थक / समर्थन करना (Samarthak / Samarthan karna) – A person who publicly supports a cause, or to publicly support something.
Pronunciation
[ad-vuh-keyt]
Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words
Synonyms
Proponent – प्रस्तावक (prasthapak)
Related Words
Spokesperson – प्रवक्ता (pravakta)
Word Origin
“Advocate” Latin se aaya hai, jisme “advocatus” ka matlab hai kisi ka samarthan karna ya kisi ke liye baat rakhna.
Word Family
Noun: Advocate – समर्थक (samarthak)
Verb: Advocate – समर्थन करना (samarthan karna)
Usage Examples
1. Human rights ke liye woh ek advocate hain.
– She is an advocate for human rights.
2. Usne environmental changes ke liye advocate kiya.
– He advocated for environmental changes.
Cultural Note
India mein social justice aur human rights ke issues ke liye kai log advocate ban kar awaz uthate hain.
In Context
“Advocate” ka use tab hota hai jab kisi cause ya insaan ke liye support ya samarthan dikhaya jata hai.
Vocabulary Challenge
“Advocate” ka matlab kya hai?
“Advocate” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?