advocacy

[ad-vuh-kuh-see]

noun

plural

advocacies 

1. the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal.

   He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.

advocacy

/ ˈædvəkəsɪ /

noun

1. active support, esp of a cause

Other Word Forms

• nonadvocacy noun
• preadvocacy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of advocacy¹

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

Example Sentences

Jennie Murray, President and CEO of the immigration advocacy group the National Immigration Forum, told BBC Verify she was present at the US military bases where evacuees were initially processed.

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“I remain one of those for whom environmental issues must remain front and center,” said Guilbeault, who before politics served as a senior executive at Greenpeace and domestic climate-change advocacy groups.

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The audience anticipates the frightening future that awaits these journalists, which makes their relentless advocacy all the more moving.

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Bath & Body Works plans to market fewer products, back them with stronger creator advocacy and make its broader brand more aspirational, executives said.

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President David Adeang also floated the possibility of sending the immigrants -- some of whom advocacy groups say are refugees -- back to their homelands.

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Related Words

• advancement 
• assistance 
• backing