Directions: Choose the appropriate word from the given options and fill in the blank. It is a pity that instead of being ---------------- of students's causes, most of the student organizations in our country have become poor xerox copies of their parent political parties.

Advocates means people who publicly support or recommend a cause - student organizations should fight for students' interests. The sentence contrasts being champions of student causes with being poor copies of political parties. Leaders and masters suggest authority over students, not support for them. Advisors implies giving suggestions, not active campaigning.