A Topical Dictionary: Search for advocacy

Dictionary Results For "advocacy" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈæd.vəˌkə.si/,

Noun

the profession of an advocate
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Translations

Finnish: asianajo

Finnish: kannatus, kannattaminen

Finnish: kannatus, kannattaminen

ar:advocacy fr:advocacy io:advocacy fi:advocacy ta:advocacy vi:advocacy tr:advocacy

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advocacy \Ad"vo*ca*cy\, n. [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See
Advocate.]
The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating;
intercession.
[1913 Webster]

WordNet advocacy
n : active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing
for something

Moby Dictionary
abetment , admonition , advice , advising , advocating , advocation ,
aegis , auspices , backing , briefing , bruiting , buildup , care ,
caution , caveat , certificate of character , championship , character ,
character reference , charity , consultation , council , counsel ,
countenance , credential , direction , drumbeating , encouragement ,
exhortation , expostulation , favor , flack , fosterage , goodwill ,
guidance , hortation , idea , instruction , interest ,
letter of introduction , monition , opinion , parley , patronage ,
promoting , promotion , proposal , publicization , publicizing ,
recommend , recommendation , reference , remonstrance , seconding ,
sponsorship , suggestion , sympathy , testimonial , thought , tutelage ,
voucher , warning