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ADVOCACY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("advocacy" is a kind of...):
support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advocacy"):
drumbeat (a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause)
insistence; insistency (the act of insisting on something)
urging (the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging)
Derivation:
advocate (speak, plead, or argue in favor of)
Context examples:
The Foundation conducts its fundraising and advocacy efforts on behalf of 90% of the children with cancer in North America, receiving federal and non-federal grants and awards to distribute to the member-institutions.
(National Childhood Cancer Foundation, NCI Thesaurus)
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