Advocacy
the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal:
He was known for his advocacy of states’ rights.
Contemporary Examples
Their advocacy of the “full” right of return of Palestinian refugees means an end to Jewish Israel.
If You Want Two States, Support BDS Kathleen Peratis October 15, 2013
But Robert Weissman, head of the advocacy group Public Citizen, found this distinction “not only meaningless [but] irrational.”
Obama Reverses Himself and Takes Corporate Money for Second Inaugural Ben Jacobs December 7, 2012
Voices for Sudan, a US based Sudanese advocacy group, claims that many Sudanese are now facing starvation in Israel.
The Refugee I Know Stephen Slater June 6, 2012
This crossed the line, the university said, between education about LGBT people (permitted) and advocacy for them (forbidden).
Catholic University’s Harvey Milk Ban Reflects A Church In Transition Jay Michaelson October 2, 2014
Lest anyone mistake the exploration of concepts here for any sort of advocacy for violence, he or she has missed the point.
A Novel for Our Time Claire Howorth April 29, 2010
Historical Examples
There is another so-called theory of advocacy, which we will state in the words of Bishop Warburton.
Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 Various
The way to ensure my advocacy will certainly not be by attacking an old and dear friend!
Luttrell Of Arran Charles James Lever
It seems to me that the advocacy of the verbal theory of inspiration comes perilously near to the sin against the Holy Ghost.
Who Wrote the Bible? Washington Gladden
He failed of reelection in 1831 because of his advocacy of reform.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II) Augustus De Morgan
Erskine’s advocacy was marked by that attention to trifles which has often contributed to the success of distinguished artists.
A Book About Lawyers John Cordy Jeaffreson
noun (pl) -cies
active support, esp of a cause
n.
late 14c., from Old French avocacie (14c.), from Medieval Latin advocatia, noun of state from Latin advocatus (see advocate (n.)).
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- Advocacy tank
a research and development institution that works to lobby government officials to adopt the institution’s viewpoints.
- Advocate
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers. a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace. a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor. a […]
- Advocate depute
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- Advocate of
to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly: He advocated higher salaries for teachers. a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of): an advocate of peace. a person who pleads for or in behalf of another; intercessor. a […]