【法】 法院院长, 大法官, 检察总长

Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr.
L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the
p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare
to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.]
1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who
pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial
court; a counselor.

Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same
as ``counsel,'' ``counselor,'' or ``barrister.'' In the
civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the
same as ``counsel'' at the common law.

2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by
argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an
advocate of truth.

3. Christ, considered as an intercessor.

We have an Advocate with the Father. --1 John ii.
1.

{Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in
Edinburgh.

{Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and
principal crown lawyer.

{Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}.