advocates
vt. 主张，提倡（advocate 的第三人称单数）
n. 拥护者，提倡者；辩护律师（advocate 的复数）
例句
Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.
威廉斯先生是一位提倡减少政府对商业的控制的保守人士。
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It is considered an important test case by both advocates and opponents of gun control.
这在枪支管制的支持者和反对者双方看来都是一个重要的判例案件。
His research was greeted with scepticism by advocates for children, who thought it was based on faulty data.
他的研究遭到儿童权益拥护者们的怀疑，他们认为那是基于错误数据得出的。
