advocacy
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -acy.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.kə.si/
- (Ghana) IPA(key): /ædˈvo.kə.si/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ædˈvoʊ.kə.si/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ædvəkəsi
- Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧ca‧cy
Noun
editadvocacy (countable and uncountable, plural advocacies)
- The profession of an advocate.
- The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
- The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe profession of an advocate
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the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
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the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
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Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English advocacy. First attested in 1997.
Noun
editadvocacy f (uncountable)
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