English Online Dictionary. What means advocacy? What does advocacy mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -acy.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.kə.si/
- (Ghana) IPA(key): /ædˈvo.kə.si/
- (Philippines) IPA(key): /ædˈvoʊ.kə.si/
- Rhymes: -ædvəkəsi
- Hyphenation: ad‧vo‧ca‧cy
Noun
advocacy (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
Translations
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English advocacy. First attested in 1997.
Noun
advocacy f (uncountable)
- advocacy