ADVOCACY | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Advocacy

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare ‘summon, call to one's aid’ (see advocate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈadvəkəsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

Short Definition:

public support for or recommendation of particular cause or policy

Examples:
  • his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends
Definition:

the profession or work of a legal advocate

Short Definition:

profession or work of legal advocate

Examples:
  • solicitors should have a record of advocacy in the lower courts

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