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A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman suffragist.

Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.

An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron; an assignee.

The theory, plan, or practice of trade-union action (originally as advocated and practiced by the French Confédération Générale du Travail) which aims to abolish the present political and social system by means of the general strike (as distinguished from the local or sectional strike) and direct action of whatever kin…

One who advocates or practices syndicalism. --Syn`dic*al*is"tic (#), a.

One who advocates, or believes in, theanthropism.

A follower of Tolstoy, who advocates and practices manual labor, simplicity of living, nonresistance, etc., holds that possession of wealth and ownership of property are sinful, and in religion rejects all teachings not coming from Christ himself.

An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a traditionist.

One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an extremist; a radical. Brougham.

The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like. Dr. H. More.

roblem in Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the court understands the advocate or his argument; to understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a wink. Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time, I you pray, That we may understande what ye say. Chaucer. I understand not what you mea…

One who advocates the undulatory theory of light. Whewell.

One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal supporter of a federal union, as that of the United States.

One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.

One who advocates voluntaryism.

logist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.

f the people. Those who supported the king in his high claims were called Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in English politics. See the not…