advocatingn.
/ˈadvəkeɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈædvəˌkeɪdɪŋ/ The action of advocate v. (in various senses); an instance of this.
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1688 J. Bunyan Advocateship Christ Clearly Explained 176 But do not thou be content with this Ignorance, because the Knowledge of his advocating of it for thee, will yield thee present Relief.
1737 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Dicæology, a pleading of one's Cause; an advocating for; also an Accusation.
1799 Philos. Mag. 3 355 Some have renounced the use of Cumberland and Lancashire ores..and the advocating for or against their use is at present a matter of local opinion.
1803 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 1 274 Some defence for the public advocating of opinions, even when obnoxious to the majority of the house.
a1844 A. Carson in Wks. (1847) I. i. ii. 73 They affect to consider such representations as an advocating of sin.
1874 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 2 July 17 We are perfectly aware of the hue and cry that the advocating of this plan would produce.
1930 Times 5 Aug. 6/2 The Sunday school people have been the pioneers..in the advocating of small classes.
1998 G. Smith et al. Nation-building Post-Soviet Borderlands vii. 158 The advocating of separatism or irredentism is strictly prohibited in the constitution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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