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advocacy

[ ad-vuh-kuh-see ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ad·vo·ca·cies.

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal:
He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.

advocacy

/ ˈædvəkəsɪ /

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English advocacye, from Medieval Latin advocātia; advocate, -acy

In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.

It was one of the first organizations in the building, along with the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE).

Meanwhile advocacy groups like GLAAD help rid our larger culture of hidden biases and bigotry.

State officials were not amused, and are suing the advocacy group for copyright infringement.

Soft money—unlimited contributions to party committees made in support of fuzzy “issue advocacy” rather than campaigns—ruled.

His strong advocacy of Jefferson's agrarian program gained him a reading audience of farmers as well as statesmen.

I see and hear no advocacy of Socialism whose burden is not the uplift of humanity.

The day after his advocacy of the American petitions before the Privy Council, he was dismissed from office.

Why the Times gave such earnest advocacy to the slaveholders may be inferred from what follows.

Under the leadership of the tribune Sulpicius the popular party was induced to take up the advocacy of the claims of the Italians.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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