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Rommel Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

‘For’ or ‘of’ in ‘advocates ___ good governance’?

Which is the more proper preposition in the sentence ‘We are advocates (for/of) good governance’? Can both prepositions be used interchangeably? I observe that most writers still prefer to use ‘for’ instead of ‘of’ which appears to be “more appropriate.” What do you think?
  

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Rommel What do you think? I usually use "of" after "advocate". an advocate of good governance "for" is not wrong.

— CalifJim

  • Rommel What do you think?
  • I usually use "of" after "advocate".
  • an advocate of good governance "for" is not wrong.
  • CJ
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RommelWhat do you think?
I usually use "of" after "advocate".

an advocate of good governance

"for" is not wrong.

CJ
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Please enlighten me. A friend of mine just shared with me his opinion concerning the difference between an 'advocate for good governance' and an 'advocate of good governance.' He explained that the first one refers to somebody who just supports the advocacy for good governance, while the other one means someone who makes, creates, or originates the advocacy himself. Is it true?
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RommelHe explained that the first one refers to somebody who just supports the advocacy for good governance, while the other one means someone who makes, creates, or originates the advocacy himself.
An advocate is still someone who advocates, that is, speaks up in favor of something, regardless of whether he is an advocate of or for something. Just supporting
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