advocacy
pronunciation
How to pronounce advocacy in British English:
UK [ˈædvəkəsi]
How to pronounce advocacy in American English:
US [ˈædvəkəsi]
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- Noun:
- active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Word Origin
- advocacy (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French avocacie (14c.), from Medieval Latin advocatia, noun of state from Latin advocatus (see advocate (n.)).
Example
- 1. His tireless advocacy has helped build witness into one of the world 's great engines of citizen journalism .
- 2. But that does not mean the advocacy of high moral standards should also be separated from material rewards .
- 3. And some advocacy groups question the long-term safety of irradiation .
- 4. His advocacy has rendered him increasingly isolated within a top leadership that , if anything , has more stubbornly resisted tinkering with the system than its predecessors did .
- 5. Instead , the idea of each country taking ownership is being explored , along with advocacy and immediate action to quell rumours .