advocacy

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæd.və.kə.si/

Etymology

Equivalent to advocate +‎ -acy.

Noun

advocacy (countable and uncountable, plural advocacies)

1. the profession of an advocate
2. the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
3. the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Translations

the profession of an advocate

• Arabic: محاماة‎ f
• Bulgarian: адвока́тство n (advokátstvo)
• Finnish: asianajo
• French: barreau (fr) m
• Irish: abhcóideacht f
• Italian: avvocatura (it)

• Polish: adwokatura (pl) f
• Portuguese: advocacia (pt) f
• Russian: адвокату́ра (ru) f (advokatúra), адвока́тство (ru) n (advokátstvo)
• Spanish: abogacía (es) f
• Turkish: avukatlık (tr)

the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

• Arabic: تَأْييد‎ m
• Bulgarian: защи́та (bg) (zaštíta), застъ́пничество (bg) n (zastǎ́pničestvo)
• Danish: forsvar
• Dutch: belangenbehartiging (nl)
• Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi), puolesta puhuminen
• French: mobilisation (fr), promotion (fr)
• German: Fürsprache (de) f, Befürwortung f

• Irish: abhcóideacht f
• Italian: difesa (it), sostegno (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: forsvar

• Russian: защи́та (ru) f (zaščíta), засту́пничество (ru) n (zastúpničestvo)
• Spanish: apoyo (es) m, defensa (es) f

the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

• Arabic: مُنَاصَرَة‎ f (munāṣara)
• Bulgarian: подкрепа (bg) f (podkrepa)
• Finnish: kannatus (fi), kannattaminen (fi), puoltaminen (fi)

• Irish: abhcóideacht f
• Italian: sostegno (it), propaganda (it)
• Russian: подде́ржка (ru) f (poddéržka)