advocate

vt. advise or say that you support a particular plan or action
主張，擁護，提倡
The minister advocated a change of the tax laws.
這位部長主張修改稅收法。

n. a person who supports a particular plan or action, especially in public
擁護者，提倡者
She has always been an advocate of changes to English spelling, to make it easier to learn.
她一貫主張對英語的拼寫進行改革，使之更易于學(xué)習(xí)。

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