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advocacy

  • /ˈæd.və.kə.si/ US, UK
  • /ædˈvokəsi/
  • /ædˈvoʊkəsi/ Philippines

Where it comes from

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

noun advocacies

  1. countable, uncountable The profession of an advocate.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something. “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advoc
  3. countable, uncountable The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: advocate, claim, spokesperson, mediation, lawyer, appeal, intercession, amparo, counselling, representations, convening, lobbying, activist, activism, advice, advisory

Translations

Every language

noun the profession of an advocate

Españolabogacía
Portuguêsadvocacia
Françaisbarreau
Italianoavvocatura
Русскийадвокату́ра advokatúra, адвока́тство advokátstvo
العربيةمحاماة

noun the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

Españolapoyo, defensa, advocación, promoción, abogamiento, abogacía
Françaismobilisation, promotion
DeutschFürsprache, Befürwortung
Italianodifesa, sostegno
Русскийзащи́та zaščíta, засту́пничество zastúpničestvo
العربيةتَأْييد

noun the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

हिन्दीसमर्थन samarthan
Italianosostegno, propaganda
Русскийподде́ржка poddéržka
العربيةمُنَاصَرَة munāṣara

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@misc{advocacy_2026,
  title = {advocacy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/advocacy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}