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    advocacy
    /ˈadvəkəsi/

    noun

    • 1. public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy: "his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends"
    • 2. the profession or work of a legal advocate: "solicitors should have a record of advocacy in the lower courts"

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  2. The meaning of ADVOCACY is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating something. How to use advocacy in a sentence.

  3. public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing something: She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights. a nonprofit advocacy group. See. advocate. Fewer examples. The charity provides advice, help, and advocacy for older people. a consumer information and advocacy organization.

  4. public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing something: She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights. a nonprofit advocacy group. See. advocate. Fewer examples. The charity provides advice, help, and advocacy for older people. a consumer information and advocacy organization.

  5. support, advice and help given to people, often with special needs or aims, who are unable to speak for themselves. We are a charity that provides information, advocacy and advice to people with mental health issues. Robin helped found an advocacy programme to help abused women.

  6. Advocacy definition: the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal. See examples of ADVOCACY used in a sentence.

  7. Advocacy is the way in which lawyers deal with cases in court. [ formal ] Sir Peter would also like to see the current adversarial system of advocacy examined by the royal commission.

  8. When you give your active support to an idea or cause, you are showing your advocacy for that cause. Your advocacy for an animal rights group might help raise money to save stray pups. The noun advocacy comes to English from a term used in Roman law.

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

  10. 1. : one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal. an advocate of liberal arts education. 2. : one who supports or promotes the interests of a cause or group. a consumer advocate. an advocate for women's health. He has paid respectful attention to the home schooling movement by meeting with its advocates and endorsing their cause.

  11. Definition of advocacy noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.