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  • 11advocacy — [[t]æ̱dvəkəsi[/t]] 1) N SING: usu poss N of n Someone s advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly. [FORMAL] I support your advocacy of free trade. Syn: support for 2) N UNCOUNT Advocacy is the way in which… …

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  • 12Advocacy Campaign Team for Mining — The Advocacy Campaign Team for Mining (ACT) is the National Mining Association s national network which provides tools to communicate with legislators at all levels of government to shape and influence public policies governing the United States… …

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  • 13advocacy rule —    The rule which prevents Members of Parliament (MPs) and peers from raising a subject in Parliament in which they have a material interest. It was formulated following the publication of a report in 1995 from Lord Nolan’s Committee on Standards …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 14Advocacy in Powys — The CHCs or Community Health Councils in Powys are an organisation funded by the NHS and the Welsh Assembly. They are there to protect the rights of people when dealing with the NHS ( National Health Service in the UK). They offer a number of… …

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  • 15advocacy research — One kind of descriptive policy research , carried out by people who are deeply concerned about certain social problems, such as poverty or rape. Their studies seek to measure social problems with a view to heightening public awareness of them and …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 16advocacy — noun his advocacy of animal rights Syn: support for, backing of, promotion of, championing of; argument for, push for; informal boosterism of …

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  • 17advocacy — /ad veuh keuh see/, n., pl. advocacies. the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states rights. [1375 1425; late ME advocacye < ML advocatia. See ADVOCATE, ACY] * * * …

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  • 18advocacy — ad|vo|ca|cy [ ædvəkəsi ] noun uncount strong public support for something: He has been widely criticized for his advocacy of shorter prison sentences …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19advocacy — UK [ˈædvəkəsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] strong public support for something He has been widely criticized for his advocacy of shorter prison sentences …

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  • 20advocacy — ad•vo•ca•cy [[t]ˈæd və kə si[/t]] n. pl. cies the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending a cause or course of action; active espousal: their tireless advocacy of states rights[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425; &LT; ML …

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