Advocate and Guardian

Advocate

Advocate noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.

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Guardian and advocate are semantically related in protector topic. In some cases you can use "Guardian" instead a noun "Advocate".

Nearby Words: advocacy, advocated, advocating

Guardian noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

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Advocate and guardian are semantically related in protector topic. Sometimes you can use "Advocate" instead a noun "Guardian".

Nearby Words: guard, guardianship, guardsman

good	good advocate	good guardian
female	female advocate	female guardian
devoted	devoted advocate	devoted guardian
true	true advocate	true guardian
Other adjectives: actual, great, huge, young, chief, former, primary, last, self-appointed.

The earliest example is advocate Nils Bjurman, her legal guardian, who is under impression that Lisbeth is a mentally retarded, helpless young woman whom he can assault whenever he can.

Source: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Ah, World War II rationing... Unwanted Assistance: Although the guardian angel tries to advocate on Joe's behalf, he's clearly fed up with having to defend the guy; as such, he often winds up admonishing Joe himself, or admitting the whole truth when the Judge prods him on the details.

Source: Film / X Marks The Spot

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