advocacy

noun

/ˈædvəkəsi/

[uncountable]

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advocacy (of something) (formal) public support that somebody gives to an idea, a course of action or a belief
- He won the Peace Prize for his advocacy of non-violent protest.
support, advice and help given to people, often with special needs or aims, who are unable to speak for themselves
- We are a charity that provides information, advocacy and advice to people with mental health issues.
- Robin helped found an advocacy programme to help abused women.
- All four partners do advocacy work aimed at creating opportunities for farmers.
(specialist) the work of lawyers who speak about cases in court

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare ‘summon, call to one's aid’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.

单词	advocacy
释义	advocacy noun /ˈædvəkəsi/ /ˈædvəkəsi/ [uncountable] jump to other results advocacy (of something) (formal) public support that somebody gives to an idea, a course of action or a belief He won the Peace Prize for his advocacy of non-violent protest. support, advice and help given to people, often with special needs or aims, who are unable to speak for themselves We are a charity that provides information, advocacy and advice to people with mental health issues. Robin helped found an advocacy programme to help abused women. All four partners do advocacy work aimed at creating opportunities for farmers. (specialist) the work of lawyers who speak about cases in court Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare ‘summon, call to one's aid’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.
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