Meanings
plural advocacies
- countableuncountableThe profession of an advocate.
- countableuncountableThe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
1 more example
“As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters. We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.
2024 December 24, Aaron Pellish, “Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’”, in CNN - countableuncountableThe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounactive support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Medieval Latinadvocātia
- Middle Frenchadvocacie
- Middle Englishadvocacie
- Englishadvocacy
From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -cy.
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic محاماة, تَأْييد
- محاماةthe profession of an advocate
- تَأْييدthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- مُنَاصَرَة (munāṣara)the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Bulgarian адвока́тство, защи́та
- адвока́тство (advokátstvo)the profession of an advocate
- защи́та (zaštíta)the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- застъ́пничество (zastắpničestvo)the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- подкрепа (podkrepa)the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Danish forsvar
- forsvarthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
Dutch belangenbehartiging
- belangenbehartigingthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
Finnish asianajo, kannatus
- asianajothe profession of an advocate
- kannatusthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- kannattaminenthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- puolesta puhuminenthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- kannatusthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- kannattaminenthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- puoltaminenthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
French barreau, mobilisation
- barreauthe profession of an advocate
- mobilisationthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- promotionthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
German Fürsprache, Befürwortung
- Fürsprachethe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- Befürwortungthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
Hindi समर्थन
- समर्थन (samarthan)the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Indonesian keadvokatan, advokasi
- keadvokatanthe profession of an advocate
- advokasithe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- pembelaanthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- advokasithe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Irish abhcóideacht, abhcóideacht
- abhcóideachtthe profession of an advocate
- abhcóideachtthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- abhcóideachtthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Italian avvocatura, difesa
- avvocaturathe profession of an advocate
- difesathe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- sostegnothe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- sostegnothe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- propagandathe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Malay perakuan, anjuran
- perakuanthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- anjuranthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- rayuanthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- sokonganthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
- pembelaanthe practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Norwegian Bokmål forsvar
- forsvarthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
Polish adwokatura
- adwokaturathe profession of an advocate
Portuguese advocacia
- advocaciathe profession of an advocate
Russian адвокату́ра, адвока́тство
- адвокату́ра (advokatúra)the profession of an advocate
- адвока́тство (advokátstvo)the profession of an advocate
- защи́та (zaščíta)the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- засту́пничество (zastúpničestvo)the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- подде́ржка (poddéržka)the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
Spanish abogacía, apoyo
- abogacíathe profession of an advocate
- apoyothe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- defensathe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- advocaciónthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- promociónthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- abogamientothe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- abogacíathe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- avocaciónthe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
- avocamientothe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
Turkish avukatlık
- avukatlıkthe profession of an advocate
Cite this entry
advocacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advocacy
“advocacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advocacy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “advocacy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advocacy.
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