To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
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.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone.
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 convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending.
To quarrel angrily and noisily; to bicker.
Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
To gather and organize (data, facts, information, etc.), especially in a way which requires sentience rather than automated methods alone, as in data wrangling.
To argue, to debate; also (dated), to debate or discuss publicly, especially about a thesis at a university.
To make harsh noises as if quarrelling.
To herd (horses or other livestock).
To manage or supervise (people).
Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.
An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; an altercation.