advocacy

advocacy

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English

Etymology

From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate +‎ -acy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.kə.si/
  • (Philippine) IPA(key): /æd.ˈvoʊ.kə.si/
  • (Ghana) IPA(key): /æd.ˈvo.kə.si/

Noun

advocacy (countable and uncountable, plural advocacies)

  1. The profession of an advocate.
  2. The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
  3. 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)

  1. advocacy

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