英语词汇“advocacy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you give your active support to an idea or cause, you are showing your advocacy for that cause. Your advocacy for an animal rights group might help raise money to save stray pups.

The noun advocacy comes to English from a term used in Roman law. An advocate was a professional whose job was to plead cases in front of a court of law. That meaning led to the verb form advocate, as well as advocacy, to describe the work of an advocate. "The lunchroom staff were advocates for healthier school lunches; their advocacy was supported by parents and the school board; however, the students were reluctant to give up their cookies and chips."

WORD FAMILY

advocacy: advocacies+/advocate: advocacy, advocated, advocates, advocating, advocator

USAGE EXAMPLES

Mr. Petraeus and retired astronaut Mark Kelly teamed up this year to launch the gun control advocacy group Veterans Coalition for Common Sense.

Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)

In the Philippines, he worked in research, advocacy and policy legislation, which led to the development of sustainable organic agriculture to feed the poor.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Environmental groups and other liberal advocacy organizations are hoping for more such moves by Mr. Obama, up until his last moments in office.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

n active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

protagonism

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

support

aiding the cause or policy or interests of

单词	advocacy
释义	advocacy (once / 1997 pages) n When you give your active support to an idea or cause, you are showing your advocacy for that cause. Your advocacy for an animal rights group might help raise money to save stray pups. The noun advocacy comes to English from a term used in Roman law. An advocate was a professional whose job was to plead cases in front of a court of law. That meaning led to the verb form advocate, as well as advocacy, to describe the work of an advocate. "The lunchroom staff were advocates for healthier school lunches; their advocacy was supported by parents and the school board; however, the students were reluctant to give up their cookies and chips." WORD FAMILY advocacy: advocacies+/advocate: advocacy, advocated, advocates, advocating, advocator USAGE EXAMPLES Mr. Petraeus and retired astronaut Mark Kelly teamed up this year to launch the gun control advocacy group Veterans Coalition for Common Sense. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In the Philippines, he worked in research, advocacy and policy legislation, which led to the development of sustainable organic agriculture to feed the poor. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Environmental groups and other liberal advocacy organizations are hoping for more such moves by Mr. Obama, up until his last moments in office. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) n active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper protagonism 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 support aiding the cause or policy or interests of
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