α. 1900s– citizen advocate.
β. 1900s– citizen's advocate, 1900s– citizens' advocate.
Also with capital initial(s).citizen advocaten.
/ˌsɪtᵻz(ə)n ˈadvəkət/, U.S. /ˌsɪdᵻz(ə)n ˈædvəkət/, /ˌsɪdᵻs(ə)n ˈædvəkət/ 1. U.S. A person employed to mediate between citizens and local government or other official agencies. Also: a person who represents the interests of (a section of) the community to a policy-making body, or who campaigns for a particular cause; a member of a pressure group, a lobbyist.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > [noun] > one who
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citizen advocate1958
1958 Western Polit. Q. 11 148 These ideas..should not be allowed anything more than token discussion among managers and their citizen advocates.
1968 N.Y. Times 18 Feb. 61/3 A Citizen's Advocate Center is about to make its appearance on the Washington scene.
1989 Isis 80 192 Hay's thesis does, however, explain the perennial clashes between citizen advocates and federal conservation agencies.
2001 Atlanta Jrnl. & Constit. (Electronic ed.) 28 June The city's citizen advocate..spends a great deal of her week on the phone listening to citizens lodge complaints, make suggestions or express concerns.
2. Originally U.S. A volunteer who provides help to disabled, elderly, or vulnerable members of the community; esp. one trained to represent to the relevant authorities the interests of a person with learning difficulties or other cognitive impairment, and to provide help with administrative responsibilities.Recorded earliest in attributive use.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after
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mother hen1873
nursemaid1943
citizen advocate1971
1971 Beatrice (Nebraska) Daily Sun 14 Apr. 11/2 The first Citizen Advocate Program was operated by the Capitol Assn. for Retarded Children in Lincoln.
1972 W. Wolfensberger Citizen Advocacy for Handicapped, Impaired & Disadvantaged 47 The director performs the functions of an advocacy office..such as..reinforcing citizen advocates.
1989 Wantage & Grove Herald 5 Jan. 5/1 The scheme..aims to provide ‘citizen advocates’ for about a dozen mentally handicapped people.
1998 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 8 Oct. f16 An elderly lady living in Dorval urgently needs a volunteer citizen advocate to drive her to Ste. Anne de Bellevue once a week to visit her sick husband.
2009 D. Donnison Speaking to Power iv. 82 This is a case where a competent ‘citizen advocate’ is plainly needed—a volunteer who sticks by someone for life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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