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noun ad·vo·ca·cy \ˈad-və-kə-sē\

Definition of advocacy

: the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see ²advocate) something known for his advocacy of gay rights

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Recent Examples of advocacy from the web

Under Obama, the U.S. has worked closely with J Street, an Israel advocacy group sharply critical of Netanyahu.

— Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate, 26 December 2016
Alisha is one of five activists with Trans Action, an advocacy group for transgender rights, who have been attacked there in recent months.

— matt vasilogambros, The Atlantic, The Attacks Against Transgender Activists in Pakistan, 25 May 2016
But celebs and local advocacy groups aren't the only ones who have taken notice and offense to this law.

— sade strehlke, Teen Vogue, Beyoncé Calls on the BeyHive to Overturn North Carolina's Anti-LGBTQ Bill, 5 May 2016
The penetration of social media into the ceremony came through in other ways as well—particularly in the element of activism and advocacy that marked many of the events on the broadcast.

— richard brody, The New Yorker, Social Media Crashes the 2016 Oscars, 29 February 2016
Kierán Suckling, the executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental advocacy group in Tucson, Ariz., said Tuesday during a rally at the refuge.

— kirk johnson, New York Times, Standoff on Oregon Land Inspires a Counterprotest, 19 January 2016
Those defying the new edicts could face arrest, and that’s prompted criticism from advocacy groups like Coalition for the Homeless, who say the new policy amounts to a criminalization of homelessness.

— barbara peterson, CNT, Airports Shutting Terminals at Night in Effort to Evict Homeless, 7 January 2016
On the face of it, there seems to be little gained from another attempt to garner support for a court which, following more than 20 years of advocacy, has not yet materialised.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, A Canadian Mining Company Is Polluting Zambia, 15 September 2015

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Origin and Etymology of advocacy

see ¹advocate

First Known Use: 14th century

Law Dictionary

advocacy

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noun ad·vo·ca·cy \ˈad-və-kə-sē\

Legal Definition of advocacy

1 : the profession or work of an advocate
2 : the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting a cause or proposal a consequence of his moving advocacy — W. O. Douglas