advocacy

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/

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

the profession of an advocate

Arabic: محاماة‎ f
Bulgarian: адвока́тство n (advokátstvo)
Finnish: asianajo
French: barreau (fr) m
Galician: avogacía (gl) f
Irish: abhcóideacht f
Italian: avvocatura (it)
Polish: adwokatura (pl) f
Portuguese: advocacia (pt) f
Russian: адвокату́ра (ru) f (advokatúra), адвока́тство (ru) n (advokátstvo)
Spanish: abogacía (es) f
Turkish: avukatlık (tr)

the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

Arabic: تَأْييد‎ m
Bulgarian: защи́та (bg) (zaštíta), застъ́пничество (bg) n (zastǎ́pničestvo)
Danish: forsvar
Dutch: belangenbehartiging (nl)
Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi), puolesta puhuminen
French: mobilisation (fr), promotion (fr)
German: Fürsprache (de) f, Befürwortung (de) f
Irish: abhcóideacht f
Italian: difesa (it), sostegno (it)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forsvar
Russian: защи́та (ru) f (zaščíta), засту́пничество (ru) n (zastúpničestvo)
Spanish: apoyo (es) m, defensa (es) f

the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Arabic: مُنَاصَرَة‎ f (munāṣara)
Bulgarian: подкрепа (bg) f (podkrepa)
Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi), puoltaminen (fi)
Irish: abhcóideacht f
Italian: sostegno (it), propaganda (it)
Russian: подде́ржка (ru) f (poddéržka)

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