zagovárjati♦♦ gl.
1. (podpirati) to support; [stališče, tezo, načelo, interes, trditev, pravico, zamisel] to champion; (javno) to advocate
2. (braniti) to defend, to speak* up for; [doktorsko nalogo, magistrsko nalogo] to defend
zagovarjati se to defend oneself, to speak* up for oneself