Advocate
From ACT Wiki
1. Legal services.
A person with a right of audience in legal proceedings, who argues a case on behalf of a client.
2. Policy - decision making.
Any individual or organisation that presents information and arguments on behalf of others.
- Open dialogue in credit ratings
- "It is essential that the dialogue [between rating agencies and issuers] is open and transparent if the most appropriate rating is to be secured.
- If the rating analysts understand an issuer’s future plans, and are kept abreast of changes, they can be the issuer’s advocate in the rating committee."
- Credit ratings: helping supply to meet demand - the Treasurer's Wiki.
3. Verb.
To present information and arguments to support a particular view, organisation or interest group.
For example, the UK's Green Finance Initiative aims to advocate for specific regulatory and policy proposals that might enhance the green finance sector worldwide.
