advocacy
noun
1 advocacy
Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.
synonym: protagonism.
Roget 615:
motive,
springs of action,
wellsprings of action.
reason,
ground,
call,
principle;
by end,
by purpose;
mainspring,
primum mobile [Lat.],
keystone;
the why and the wherefore;
pro and con,
reason why;
secret motive,
arriere pensee [Fr.];
intention
etc.
620.
inducement,
consideration;
attraction;
loadstone;
magnet,
magnetism,
magnetic force;
allectation†,
allective†;
temptation,
enticement,
agacerie†,
allurement,
witchery;
bewitchment,
bewitchery;
charm;
spell
etc.
993;
fascination,
blandishment,
cajolery;
seduction,
seducement;
honeyed words,
voice of the tempter,
song of the Sirens forbidden fruit,
golden apple.
persuasibility†,
persuasibleness†;
attractability†;
impressibility,
susceptibility;
softness;
persuasiveness,
attractiveness;
tantalization†.
influence,
prompting,
dictate,
instance;
impulse,
impulsion;
incitement,
incitation;
press,
instigation;
provocation
etc.
(excitation of feeling)
824;
inspiration;
persuasion,
suasion;
encouragement,
advocacy;
exhortation;
advice
etc.
695;
solicitation
etc.
(request)
765;
lobbyism;
pull [Slang].
incentive,
stimulus,
spur,
fillip,
whip,
goad,
ankus†,
rowel,
provocative,
whet,
dram.
bribe,
lure;
decoy,
decoy duck;
bait,
trail of a red herring;
bribery and corruption;
sop,
sop for Cerberus.
prompter,
tempter;
seducer,
seductor†;
instigator,
firebrand,
incendiary;
Siren,
Circe;
agent provocateur;
lobbyist.
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Roget 695:
advice,
counsel,
adhortation†;
word to the wise;
suggestion,
submonition†,
recommendation,
advocacy;
advisement.
exhortation
etc.
(persuasion)
615;
expostulation
etc.
(dissuasion)
616;
admonition
etc.
(warning)
668;
guidance
etc.
(direction)
693.
instruction,
charge,
injunction,
obtestation†;
Governor's message,
President's message;
King's message,
Queen's speech;
message,
speech from the throne.
adviser,
prompter;
counsel,
counselor;
monitor,
mentor,
Nestor,
magnus Apollo [Lat.],
senator;
teacher
etc.
540.
guide,
manual,
chart
etc.
(information)
527.
physician,
doctor,
leech†,
archiater†.
arbiter
etc.
(judge)
967.
reference,
referment†;
consultation,
conference,
pourparler.
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Roget 707:
aid,
aidance†;
assistance,
help,
opitulation†,
succor;
support,
lift,
advance,
furtherance,
promotion;
coadjuvancy
etc.
(cooperation)
709†.
patronage,
championship,
countenance,
favor,
interest,
advocacy.
sustentation,
subvention,
alimentation,
nutrition,
nourishment;
eutrophy;
manna in the wilderness;
food
etc.
298;
means
etc.
632.
ministry,
ministration;
subministration†;
accommodation.
relief,
rescue;
help at a dead lift;
supernatural aid;
deus ex machina [Lat.].
supplies,
reinforcements,
reenforcements†,
succors,
contingents,
recruits;
support
etc.
(physical)
215;
adjunct,
ally
etc.
(helper)
711.
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Roget 931:
approbation;
approval,
approvement†;
sanction,
advocacy;
nod of approbation;
esteem,
estimation,
good opinion,
golden opinions,
admiration;
love
etc.
897;
appreciation,
regard,
account,
popularity,
kudos,
credit;
repute
etc.
873;
best seller.
commendation,
praise;
laud,
laudation;
good word;
meed of praise,
tribute of praise;
encomium;
eulogy,
eulogium†;
eloge [Fr.],
panegyric;
homage,
hero worship;
benediction,
blessing,
benison.
applause,
plaudit,
clap;
clapping,
clapping of hands;
acclaim,
acclamation;
cheer;
paean,
hosannah;
shout of applause,
peal of applause,
chorus of applause,
chorus of praise
&c.;
Prytaneum.
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Dutch: voorspraak, advocatuur
Moby thesaurus: abetment, admonition, advice, advising, advocating, advocation, aegis, auspices, backing, briefing, bruiting, buildup, care, caution, caveat, certificate of character, championship, character, character reference, charity, consultation, council, counsel, countenance, credential, direction, drumbeating, encouragement, exhortation, expostulation, favor, flack, fosterage, goodwill, guidance, hortation, idea, instruction, interest, letter of introduction, monition, opinion, parley, patronage, promoting, promotion, proposal, publicization, publicizing, recommend, recommendation, reference, remonstrance, seconding, sponsorship, suggestion, sympathy, testimonial, thought, tutelage, voucher, warning ... show more.
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