The phrase "advocate over" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where one is expressing support or preference for one option over another, but it is not commonly used this way.
Example: "I tend to advocate over the importance of mental health in the workplace."
Alternatives: "advocate for" or "support over."
I was intrigued by the argument between András Schiff and the so-called "Devil's Advocate" over the interpretation of Bach (András Schiff: why my Goldberg Variations do a dance with the devil, 6 August).
The opportunity could have been taken to debate the substance of the Shami Chakrabarti report, but instead there was cheap innuendo about the integrity of a woman who has been Britain's leading civil liberties advocate over the past 13 years.
Much of our thesis relied on Baidu's advantage as the "local kid": With both political advantages and a technology built on the local language, we have been Baidu's investor advocate over the last few years.
As a gay advocate, over the years, I've had to talk myself off that ledge many times.
A satellite uncle or cousin, or something, someone who comes in from smoking outside the kitchen window (your mum is going spare about the butts, big "not in the plant pots!" energy), rubbing their hands from the cold and saying, "What about Brexit, uh?" Your dad, six snowballs deep, "just wants to play devil's advocate" over Scrabble.
True, Johnson has been an advocate over the last year for the legalization of Marijuana, a controversial stance which even President Obama has shied away from, which definitely alienates him from many in the fundamentalist religious base of the national GOP.
One thing I always want to impress upon everybody who watches the challenges on the show -- the competitive eating -- at no point do I or the network advocate over-eating or reckless gluttony.
Its only real power comes if the mayor dies or resigns; the public advocate takes over until an election can be held in a few months.
Several Republican candidates for the Senate in last week's midterm elections made the surprising move of advocating for over-the-counter sales of oral contraceptives.
There appears to be a split among advocates over what would constitute an acceptable deal.
Other methods for helping the deaf communicate have also been advocated over the years.
