v.  主张，拥护，鼓吹

n.  提倡者，拥护者，鼓吹者 ≈ proponent 

• advocacy  n. 支持，拥护，提倡

• advocate for  主张

• Pre-K advocates insist it is proven and will succeed if integrated with the rest of the child's schooling. I lean toward the latter view. Pre-K的支持者

• Along with this effort, we're working with animal advocates and state and federal lawmakers to   33   anti-cruelty laws across the country, as well as supporting laws and policies that assist overburdened animal   34   that care for animal fighting victims.

  动物保护支持者

• What are Record and Austin advocating in the Monday editorial? 在周一到社论中主张…

• Advocates of self-driving cars argue they would be safer than in cars driven by humans because they wouldn't get distracted or drive when tired.

  支持无人驾驶汽车的人群

• At follow-up meetings, he urged parents to join him in advocating a “whole child” approach to schooling that respects “social-emotional development” and “deep and meaningful learning” over academics alone. 支持…的方法

BrE /ˈædvəkeɪt/

NAmE /ˈædvəkeɪt/