What does ADVOCACY mean?

Definitions for ADVOCACY
ˈæd və kə siad·vo·ca·cy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. advocacy, protagonismnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. advocacynoun

    the profession of an advocate

  2. advocacynoun

    the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

  3. advocacynoun

    the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Advocacynoun

    The act of pleading; vindication; defence; apology: a word in little use.

    Etymology: from advocate.

    If any there are who are of opinion, that there are no antipodes, or that the stars do fall, they shall not want herein the applause or advocacy of Satan. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i.

Wikipedia

  1. Advocacy

    Advocacy is an activity by an individual or group that aims to influence decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to influence public policy, laws and budgets by using facts, their relationships, the media, and messaging to educate government officials and the public. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes, including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research. Lobbying (often by lobby groups) is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on a specific issue or specific piece of legislation. Research has started to address how advocacy groups in the United States and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.

ChatGPT

  1. advocacy

    Advocacy is the act or process of supporting, endorsing or promoting a cause, idea, or policy, often with the goal of influencing public opinion or decision-making. It involves actions or activities such as lobbying, public speaking or even educational efforts aimed at gaining support and raising awareness about a particular issue. It can be carried out by individuals, interest groups, or organizations to urge changes in behavior, laws, or policies.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Advocacynoun

    the act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession

  2. Etymology: [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See Advocate.]

Wikidata

  1. Advocacy

    Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, commissioning and publishing research or polls or the filing of an amicus brief. Lobbying is a form of advocacy where a direct approach is made to legislators on an issue which plays a significant role in modern politics. Research is beginning to explore how advocacy groups in the U.S. and Canada are using social media to facilitate civic engagement and collective action.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Advocacy

    ad′vo-ka-si, n. the function of an advocate: a pleading for: defence. [See Advocate.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ADVOCACY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ADVOCACY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of ADVOCACY in a Sentence

  1. Simon Chong:

    We feel advocacy marketing is going to be a huge market category, (Influitive) lives by their own home cooking.

  2. Rob Reynolds:

    I've dealt with quite a few veterans dying right outside the gates of Vets Advocacy, if you have the right program and the right processes in place from the beginning, those deaths would've been preventable.

  3. David Weiner:

    They did a very, very exceptionally clever trial design and were able to get to advocacy in a relatively small number of people in very quick time to get through their phase two. And it surprised everybody, quite honestly, in a positive way, how fast theyre able to do that. It took certainly less than a year. an emergency use authorization is not usually used, and that is where you get through early studies and show its safe and youre given permission to start distributing it more widely.

  4. Peter Hotez:

    At least in the metro areas we've got people wearing masks now, the bars are closed and we've got some advocacy coming out of the county judge and the mayor, i don't know how much this will really slow this incredibly aggressive rise. It's like trying to stop a train coming down the tracks.

  5. Peter Flaherty:

    When a nonprofit that engages in advocacy is supported by a small number of wealthy individuals or big corporations, disclosure is even more important so the public can make its own judgements about whether there is a hidden agenda, when it comes to state-level regulation of charities, filing delinquencies and problems in one state can definitely affect a nonprofit's standing in others.

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Translations for ADVOCACY

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  • تَأْييد, مناصرة, الدعوةArabic
  • застъ̀пничество, адвока́тство, подкрепа, защи́таBulgarian
  • Interessenvertretung, Befürwortung, FürspracheGerman
  • συνηγορίαGreek
  • apoyo, defensaSpanish
  • دفاع، طرفداریPersian
  • kannatus, asianajo, kannattaminenFinnish
  • promotion, plaidoyer, barreau, mobilisationFrench
  • pártfogásHungarian
  • סנגורHebrew
  • アドボカシーJapanese
  • ವಕಾಲತ್ತುKannada
  • 옹호Korean
  • patrocínio assequámurLatin
  • forsvarNorwegian
  • beslutningspåvirkningNorwegian
  • засту́пничество, пропаганда, адвока́тство, адвокату́ра, подде́ржка, защи́таRussian
  • forsvarSwedish
  • ஆலோசனைTamil
  • న్యాయవాదTelugu
  • avukatlıkTurkish
  • وکالتUrdu
  • 拥护Chinese

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