advocacy

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈædvəkəsi/ 🇺🇸 /ˈædvəkəsiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act or process of supporting a cause, proposal, or policy; active support for a particular cause or policy.; The profession or work of an advocate; the practice of pleading cases in a court of law.; The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active pleading on behalf of others.; A group or organization that works to support a particular cause or policy; used attributively as in 'advocacy group' or 'advocacy organization'.; The act of recommending or promoting something to others; public support for a particular course of action.; In marketing, the act of customers or consumers actively recommending a brand, product, or service to others.; In healthcare and social services, the act of representing and supporting the rights and interests of patients or vulnerable individuals.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

advocacy groupadvocacy campaignadvocacy workself-advocacyadvocacy forpatient advocacy

Derivatives

advocateadvocatoradvocative

Synonyms

supportchampioningpromotionendorsementbackingdefense

Antonyms

oppositionresistance

Commonly confused

advocate
EN: 'Advocate' is the person who supports a cause or the verb meaning to support; 'advocacy' is the abstract noun referring to the activity or process of advocating.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the '-acy' ending (not '-asy' or '-cy'). The 'c' before 'y' is essential: ad-vo-ca-cy.

💬 Examples

  1. Her advocacy for environmental protection led to significant changes in local legislation.

  2. After years of advocacy, he became one of the most respected barristers in the country.

  3. The organization's advocacy on behalf of refugees has raised public awareness about the crisis.

  4. Several advocacy groups lobbied Congress to pass the new healthcare bill.

  5. His advocacy of the new teaching method convinced the school board to adopt it.

  6. Customer advocacy has become a key metric for measuring brand loyalty in the digital age.

  7. Patient advocacy ensures that individuals receive appropriate care and that their voices are heard in medical decisions.