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Webster 1913 Edition

Advocacy

Ad′vo-ca-cy

,

Noun.

[OF.

advocatie

, LL.

advocatia

. See

.]

The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

Webster 1828 Edition

Advocacy

AD'VOCACY

,

Noun.

1.

The act of pleading for; intercession.

2.

Judicial pleading; law-suit.

Definition 2024

advocacy

advocacy

English

Noun

advocacy ‎(plural advocacies)

the profession of an advocate
the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Translations

the profession of an advocate

Bulgarian: адвока́тство n ‎(advokátstvo)
Finnish: asianajo
French: barreau (fr) m
Irish: abhcóideacht f

Polish: adwokatura f
Portuguese: advocacia (pt) f
Russian: адвокату́ра (ru) f ‎(advokatúra), адвока́тство (ru) n ‎(advokátstvo)
Turkish: avukatlık (tr)

the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

Arabic: تَأْييد m
Bulgarian: защи́та (bg) ‎(zaštíta), застъ̀пничество (bg) n ‎(zastǎ̀pničestvo)
Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi)
French: mobilisation (fr), promotion (fr)
German: Fürsprache f, Befürwortung f

Irish: abhcóideacht f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forsvar
Russian: защи́та (ru) f ‎(zaščíta), засту́пничество (ru) n ‎(zastúpničestvo)
Spanish: apoyo (es) m, defensa (es) f

the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Arabic: مُنَاصَرَة f ‎(munāṣara)
Bulgarian: подкрепа (bg) f ‎(podkrepa)
Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi)

Irish: abhcóideacht f
Russian: подде́ржка (ru) f ‎(poddéržka)