A Public Advocate is a governmental position similar to an ombudsman. Depending on the jurisdiction it can be an elected or appointed position.
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“The approval of the public is to be avoided like the plague. It is absolutely essential to keep the public from entering if one wishes to avoid confusion. I must add that the public must be kept panting in expectation at the gate by a system of challenges and provocations.”
—André Breton (1896–1966)
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