advocator - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an ideaapologist, justifier, vindicator - a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" Gnostic - an advocate of gnosticism humanist - an advocate of the principles of humanism isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs Maoist - an advocate of Maoism nationalist - an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government neutralist - an advocate of neutrality in international affairs nullifier - an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws pro-lifer - an advocate of full legal protection for embryos and fetuses; someone opposed to legalized induced abortion presenter, sponsor - an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.) republican - an advocate of a republic (usually in opposition to a monarchy) ritualist - an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms secularist - an advocate of secularism; someone who believes that religion should be excluded from government and education separationist, separatist - an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) suffragist - an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) supremacist - a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group over all others |