advocacy

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Our concept of our advocacy has been apolitical and non-religious from the onset.

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  1. noun The act of pleading or arguing in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy; active support.

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  • But far more often, my educational effort and my advocacy are aimed at my clients.
  • Our concept of our advocacy has been apolitical and non-religious from the onset. —  Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
  • It was likely both a reward for his longtime deregulation advocacy, and an encouragement for him to continue in that advocacy - a signal that he will continue to be rewarded for his extremism. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Free Software advocacy associations April (the main French advocacy association devoted to promote and protect Free / Libre Software) and "Associazione per il software libero" (Italy) have launched a joint campaign aimed at the European Parliament elections in early June 2009. —  Boycott Novell - Recent changes [en]
  • The handbook provides information on what self-advocacy is all about, some "do's and don'ts," information about accessibility and disability non-discrimination laws, sample letters and advice on handling responses, and information about how the legislative process works. —  Autism Hub
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  1. from Middle English advocacye, from Old French advocatie, advocacie, advocassie, from Middle Latin advocatia, from Latin advocatus, advocate: see advocate, n., and -acy.
 

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