A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
To appeal from an inferior court to the Court of Session.
To engage in advocacy.
To call a case before itself for decision.
To encourage support for something.
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
A person who likes or tends to express a contradicting viewpoint, especially one who denounces the majority persuasion.
A financial investor who tends to have an opinion of market trends at variance with most others.
Pertaining to or characteristic of a contrarian.