advocate vs attorney

advocate and attorney both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advocate	Yes	No	Yes	No
attorney	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attorney is a hypernym of advocate; that is, attorney is a word with a broader meaning than advocate:

advocate: a lawyer who pleads cases in court
attorney: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Other hypernyms of advocate include lawyer.

advocate (noun)	attorney (noun)
a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea	a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
a lawyer who pleads cases in court

advocate (verb)	attorney (verb)
push for something
speak, plead, or argue in favor of