advocacy

[ ad-vuh-kuh-see ]

/ ˈæd və kə si /

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal: He was known for his advocacy of states' rights.

Origin of advocacy

1375–1425; late Middle English advocacye < Medieval Latin advocātia. See advocate, -acy

non·ad·vo·ca·cy, noun pre·ad·vo·ca·cy, noun

In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.

‘Only God’ Can Stop Gay Marriage |Tim Mak |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
It was one of the first organizations in the building, along with the Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE).

The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives |Justin Jones |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
State officials were not amused, and are suing the advocacy group for copyright infringement.

Living in Louisiana’s Tragic Health-Care Limbo |Linda Marsa |November 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This crossed the line, the university said, between education about LGBT people (permitted) and advocacy for them (forbidden).

Catholic University’s Harvey Milk Ban Reflects A Church In Transition |Jay Michaelson |October 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And while some sex workers turn to advocacy groups, even rape support organizations sometimes perpetuate stigma.

Sex Workers Don't Deserve to be Raped |Jillian Keenan |September 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The earnestness of advocacy often blinds them to the proprieties and the requirements of candor and fairness.

Ethics in Service |William Howard Taft
He was really a great man, and gained the affections of the people by his advocacy of liberty.

Paris: With Pen and Pencil |David W. Bartlett
The advocacy of free schools was an important part of the platform.

George Brown |John Lewis
The advocacy of the former measure was exclusively sectional, no Southern member voting for it in either House.

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2) |Jefferson Davis
I see and hear no advocacy of Socialism whose burden is not the uplift of humanity.

The Inhumanity of Socialism |Edward F. Adams

advocacy

/ (ˈædvəkəsɪ) /

active support, esp of a cause