advocacy
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Definition of advocacy
: the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate entry 2) something
known for his advocacy of gay rights
Examples of advocacy in a Sentence
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On July 22, more than 30 advocacy groups and organizations, from the American Institute for Cancer Research to the American Academy of Pediatrics, petitioned the advisory committee to open up the process. — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, "How the Trump administration limited the scope of the USDA鈥檚 2020 dietary guidelines," 30 Aug. 2019 Does this company support Black advocacy groups like NAACP, NUL, BLM? 3. — Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, "How Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Crossed the Road: raceAhead," 29 Aug. 2019 Child advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission in 2018, urging federal officials to investigate Google citing violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, "YouTube Kids: The video streaming app is launching a separate 'safer' website for children," 29 Aug. 2019 For the past two decades, as automakers delayed fixing the problem, more than 690 children have died in hot cars, according to statistics compiled (pdf) by the advocacy group KidsandCars.org. — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, "As sensor prices drop, carmakers may finally run out of excuses for not dealing with hot-car deaths," 28 Aug. 2019 But thanks to advocacy groups, the pair may be reunited soon. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "14-Year-Old Endures Cancer Treatment Alone Because Mom Is Not Allowed to Cross U.S. Border," 28 Aug. 2019 The survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, was commissioned by GLAAD, an LGBTQ advocacy group. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Lots of positives about students, schools amid increasing anxiety," 28 Aug. 2019 The jump in plug-in electric vehicle sales in the US between 2017 and 2018, according to a new report from the advocacy group Environment America. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "A Bank-Busting Bugatti, VW鈥檚 EV Dune Buggy, and More Car News," 25 Aug. 2019 Ian Silverii is the executive director of ProgressNow Colorado, the state鈥檚 largest progressive advocacy group. — Ian Silverii, The Denver Post, "Silverii: In the Democratic race to replace Sen. Cory Gardner, the more the merrier," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'advocacy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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advocacy
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Legal Definition of advocacy
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: the profession or work of an advocate
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: the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting a cause or proposal
a consequence of his moving advocacy— W. O. Douglas
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