advocacy

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈædvəkəsi/ UK /ˈædvəkəsi/ See IPA manual

Freq #40218

Meanings

1

noun
public support for an idea, cause, policy, or course of action

Her advocacy for safer streets led the council to redesign the junction.
2

noun
support, advice, and representation that help someone express their needs or protect their rights

A patient advocacy service helped him understand and challenge the decision.
3

noun
the work of presenting cases and arguments in court

She developed her advocacy skills while appearing in complex criminal trials.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · public support for an idea,... support championing promotion

2 noun · support, advice, and... representation support

3 noun · the work of presenting... pleading

Opposites

opposition

Word family

Derived forms self-advocacyadvocatory

Related forms advocate campaign representation lobbying

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Phrases (1)

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advocacy group
an organization that works to influence decisions on behalf of a cause or interest

Noun + noun

Etymology

From late Middle English advocacie, through Old French, from Medieval Latin advocatia, based on advocare ("summon; call to one's aid"), from ad- ("to") + vocare ("to call"). The legal sense is old; the broader sense of publicly supporting a cause extends the advocate's role beyond court.

Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# advocacy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈædvəkəsi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈædvəkəsi/
**Frequency rank:** 40218

## Meanings
1. public support for an idea, cause, policy, or course of action
2. support, advice, and representation that help someone express their needs or protect their rights
3. the work of presenting cases and arguments in court

## Examples
- Her advocacy for safer streets led the council to redesign the junction.
- A patient advocacy service helped him understand and challenge the decision.
- She developed her advocacy skills while appearing in complex criminal trials.

## Synonyms
- support
- championing
- promotion
- representation

## Antonyms
- opposition

## Derived Forms
- self-advocacy
- advocatory

## Related Forms
- advocate
- campaign
- representation
- lobbying

## Etymology
From late Middle English advocacie, through Old French, from Medieval Latin advocatia, based on advocare ("summon; call to one's aid"), from ad- ("to") + vocare ("to call"). The legal sense is old; the broader sense of publicly supporting a cause extends the advocate's role beyond court.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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