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advocacy
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[ˈadvəkəsi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy
(e.g: his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won no friends)
- the profession or work of a legal advocate
(e.g: solicitors should have a record of advocacy in the lower courts)
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Origin
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late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin advocatia, from advocare ‘summon, call to one's aid’ (see advocate)
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