Advocate definition

Advocate means a person other than paid staff who has been selected by the individual or by the individual's legal representative to help the individual understand and make choices in matters relating to identification of needs and choices of services, especially when rights are at risk or have been violated.

Advocate means an adult available to meet in person with assigned pupils, as needed, to conduct social interventions, to proctor final examinations, and to provide academic and social support to pupils enrolled in the district's dropout recovery program.

Advocate means an advocate of the Royal Court of Guernsey,

Examples of Advocate in a sentence

For Performance Year 2022, at least 25 percent control of the ACO’s governing body shall be held by Participant Providers or their designated representatives, and the Beneficiary Representative and Consumer Advocate required under this Section 3.02 shall not be included in either the numerator or the denominator when calculating the percent control.
If Beneficiary and/or Consumer Advocate representation on the ACO governing body is prohibited by state law or, beginning in Performance Year 2025, if a High Needs Population ACO experiences an extreme hardship in finding a beneficiary representative to serve on the board, the ACO shall notify CMS and request CMS approval of an alternative mechanism to ensure that its policies and procedures reflect consumer and patient perspectives.
Beginning in Performance Year 2023, the Beneficiary Representative described in Section 3.02.B.1 and the Consumer Advocate described in Section 3.02.B.2 must be two unique individuals.
For Washington State residents seeking information and resources about student loan repayment or seeking to submit a complaint relating to your student loans or student loan servicer, please visit xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/xxxxadvocacy or contact the Student Loan Advocate at xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xx.xxx.

More Definitions of Advocate

Advocate means a person who represents employers, employee organizations, or individuals or entities in labor relations or employment relations matters, including but not limited to the subjects of union representation and recognition matters, negotiations, mediation, arbitration, unfair or prohibited labor practices, equal employment opportunity, and other areas generally recognized as constituting labor or employment relations. “Advocate” includes representatives of employers or employees in individual cases or controversies involving workers’ compensation, occupational health or safety, minimum wage, or other labor standards matters. “Advocate” also includes persons directly or indirectly associated with an advocate in a business or professional relationship as, for example, partners or employees of a law firm.

Advocate means an advocate, entered in any roll of advocates under the provisions of The Advocates Act, 1961.(The Act)

Advocate means a member of the Faculty of Advocates practising as such; and

Advocate means a practising member of the Faculty of Advocates.

Advocate means and includes an advocate entered in any roll maintained under the provisions of the Advocates Act, 1961 and shall also include government pleaders/advocates and officers of the department of prosecution.

Advocate means an advocate entered in any roll under the provisions of this Act;

Advocate means a person who is entitled to practice the profession of law under the Advocates Act, 1961 (25 of 1961)