advocate

noun | \ ˈad-və-kət, -ˌkāt \ | ad·vo·cate

1. : a person (as a lawyer) who works and argues in support of another's cause especially in court

2. : a person or group that defends or maintains a cause or proposal a consumer advocate

verb | \ ˈad-və-ˌkāt \ | ad·vo·cate

1. : to act as an advocate shall advocate for minority business —V. M. Rivera

   : to act as an advocate shall advocate for minority business —V. M. Rivera