Advocacy
['ædvəkəsɪ] or ['ædvəkəsi]
Definition
(noun.) active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.
Typed by Beryl--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.
Checker: Scott
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Defence, vindication, support, countenance.
Typist: Suzy
Definition
n. the function of an advocate: a pleading for: defence.
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Examples
- Her advocacy did not make Amelia angry any more than Rebecca's admiration of him. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It had been preceded by an equal zeal for socialism, which had in turn replaced an energetic advocacy of Christian Science. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Was Mr Fledgeby's advocacy as effectual in your case as in ours? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Edison's clear insight into the future, as illustrated by his persistent advocacy of large direct-connected generating units, is abundantly vindicated by present-day practice. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Checker: Max