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  • 21advocacy — The act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal; advising or teaching: as, the advocacy of the doctrine of anarchy. Gitlow v People of New York, 268 US 652, 69 L Ed 1138, 45 S Ct 625. Involving active conduct, something more …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 22advocacy — advocate ► NOUN 1) a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy. 2) a person who pleads a case on someone else s behalf. 3) Scottish term for BARRISTER(Cf. ↑barrister). ► VERB ▪ publicly recommend or support. DER …

    English terms dictionary

  • 23advocacy — n 1. support, backing, patronage, active espousal, maintenance, sustenance, Obs. advocation; countenance, favor, endorsement, subscription, sanction, recommendation, approval, approbation, blessing, grace, sponsorship, auspices or auspice, good… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 24advocacy — ad|vo|ca|cy [ˈædvəkəsi] n [U] public support for a course of action or way of doing things …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25advocacy — noun (U) public support for a course of action or way of doing things …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26advocacy — [ˈædvəkəsi] noun [U] strong public support for something …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27advocacy — /ˈædvəkəsi/ (say advuhkuhsee) noun an act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal …

  • 28advocacy — /aedvakasiy/ The act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending active espousal. Gitlow v. People of State of New York, 268 U.S. 652, 45 S.Ct. 625, 626, 69 L.Ed. 1138 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 29advocacy — /aedvakasiy/ The act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending active espousal. Gitlow v. People of State of New York, 268 U.S. 652, 45 S.Ct. 625, 626, 69 L.Ed. 1138 …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30advocacy — n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) verbal support or argument for a cause, policy, etc. 2 the function of an advocate. Etymology: ME f. OF a(d)vocacie f. med.L advocatia (as ADVOCATE) …

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