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advocate
/æd-və-kate (v), æd-və-kət (n)/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: eglalag diyè te katangenan te seini ka meupiya ne eggimuwen
If you advocate something, you say publicly that it is a good thing to do.
That leader advocates the use of tribal languages at elementary school.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: etew ne eglalag diyè te katangenan te meupiya seini ne butang
An advocate of something is a person who says publicly that it is a good thing.
He is an advocate of using Manobo languages at school.
Sikandin ka miglalag te peggamit te Menubù ne linalahan diyè te iskuylaan [iskuyla͡an].
 
n-ct.
 
3.
Def.: tigpame-bè
MS: tigpame-bè
An advocate for a particular group is someone who supports them and tries to help them, e.g., by speaking to the government about them.
She is an advocate for indigenous groups.
Sikandin ka tigpame-bè te me lumad.
 
n-ct.
 
4.
Def.: talagpangabang
MS: talagpangabang
an attorney who speaks for someone in a law court.
Sem.Dom.: AWL7
Status: ready

Last updated: 25/Sep/2012