advocacy

ad·vo·ca·cy

 (ăd′və-kə-sē)

n.

The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active support.

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advocacy

(ˈædvəkəsɪ)

n, pl -cies

active support, esp of a cause

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ad•vo•ca•cy

(ˈæd və kə si)

n., pl. -cies.

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of action; active espousal: their tireless advocacy of states' rights.

[1375–1425; < Medieval Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

advocacy - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something protagonism support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" drumbeat - a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause; "the warmongers kept up their drumbeat on Iraq" insistency, insistence - the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position" urging - the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging

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advocacy

noun recommendation, support, defence, championing, backing, proposal, urging, promotion, campaigning for, upholding, encouragement, justification, argument for, advancement, pleading for, propagation, espousal, promulgation, boosterism, spokesmanship I support your advocacy of free trade.

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Translations

συνηγορία

offrerecommandationsoutien

appoggio

адвокатура

advocacy

[ˈædvəkəsɪ] N

1. (= support) → apoyo m (activo)

2. (Jur) → defensa f

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advocacy

[ˈædvəkəsi] n

(= support) → plaidoyer m
sb's advocacy of sth → le plaidoyer de qn en faveur de qch

(LAW) (= legal system) → plaidoyeradvocacy group advocacy organization (US) n (= lobby) → lobby m

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advocacy

n → Eintreten nt → (of für), Fürsprache f → (of für); (of plan) → Befürwortung f; the skills of legal advocacy → juristische Wortgewandtheit

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advocacy

[ˈædvəkəsɪ] n the advocacy of → l'appoggio a

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