advocate
verbTo publicly support or argue in favor of something.
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verbTo ask urgently and earnestly.
petition
verbTo make an earnest or formal request, especially to someone in authority.
suppliant
nounA person making a humble or earnest request.
supplicate
verbTo ask or plead humbly and earnestly.
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