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representative vs advocate

advocate vs representative

representative and advocate both are nouns.

representative is an adjective but advocate is not an adjective.

representative is not a verb while advocate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
representative Yes Yes No No
advocate Yes No Yes No
As nouns, advocate is a hypernym of representative; that is, advocate is a word with a broader meaning than representative:
  • representative: an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
  • advocate: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Other hypernyms of representative include advocator, exponent, proponent.
representative (noun) advocate (noun)
an item of information that is typical of a class or group a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
a person who represents others a lawyer who pleads cases in court
a member of the United States House of Representatives
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
representative (adjective) advocate (adjective)
standing for something else
being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives
serving to represent or typify
representative (verb) advocate (verb)
push for something
speak, plead, or argue in favor of
Difference between representative and advocate

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