advocate vs lawyer

advocate and lawyer both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of advocate include attorney.

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