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Definition of Advocacy

1. Noun. Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.

Definition of Advocacy

1. n. The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

Definition of Advocacy

1. Noun. the profession of an advocate ¹

2. Noun. the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something ¹

3. Noun. the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Advocacy

1. the act of advocating [n -CIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Advocacy

Literary usage of Advocacy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contracting for Managed Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services: A Guide by Stephen Moss (2000)
"Consumer Representation and advocacy Purchasers may want to ensure that ... The Protection and advocacy System, for example, is a federally funded, ..."

2. The Attic Orators from Antiphon to Isaeos by Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1876)
"The Forensic ± \ // r / advocacy. private advocate was forbidden to take money. Hence he usually begins by defining the personal interest which has led him ..."

3. The OECD Report on Regulatory Reform by Joanna R. Shelton (1997)
"Response to OECD Questionnaire on advocacy Role, [Danish Competition Council]. 2. See Chapter 1, Country Notes; Response to OECD Questionnaire on advocacy ..."

4. Legislative History of Recent Primary Safety Belt Laws by N. Russell, P. Dreyfuss, M. Cosgrove (1999)
"National safety advocacy groups In the three most recent case study states, national advocacy groups had important roles to play in terms of resource ..."

5. The Science of Law by Sheldon Amos (1874)
"... there are a variety of facts which lead to the gradual introduction of the practice of professional advocacy As a good deal of misapprehension prevails ..."

6. Prevention Primer: An Encyclopedia of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Media advocacy, however, shifts the message from individual behavior change ... A working definition of media advocacy is "the strategic use of media as a ..."

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