3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

advocacy

noun: active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Advocacy \Ad"vo*ca*cy\, noun [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See {Advocate}.] The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

62 Moby Thesaurus words for "advocacy": abetment, admonition, advice, advising, advocating, advocation, aegis, auspices, backing, briefing, bruiting, buildup, care, caution, caveat, certificate of character, championship, character, character reference, charity, consultation, council, counsel, countenance, credential, direction, drumbeating, encouragement, exhortation, expostulation, favor, flack, fosterage, goodwill, guidance, hortation, idea, instruction, interest, letter of introduction, monition, opinion, parley, patronage, promoting, promotion, proposal, publicization, publicizing, recommend, recommendation, reference, remonstrance, seconding, sponsorship, suggestion, sympathy, testimonial, thought, tutelage, voucher, warning

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