0 present participle of advocate
1 to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something:
[ + -ing verb ] She advocates taking a more long-term view.
He advocates the return of capital punishment.
He was part of an extreme political group that advocated the complete overthrow of the political system.
Heart disease specialists advocate a diet low in cholesterol.
His doctor advocated early retirement.
Trotsky advocated worlwide revolution.
Needless to say, we are not advocating for this situation to continue but considering a fact that was present while fertility was falling.
Thus, health workers' potential influence is minimized because their attitudes and behaviours mirror the community rather than advocating change to promote health.
At the same time, they consolidated cultural habits and managed to integrate the new standards they were advocating into the framework of well-tried models.
