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noun
Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.
synonym: advocacy.
is a specific kind of: support.
is a broader term that covers: drumbeat | insistence, insistency | urging.
derivation: advocate, preach.
Dutch: voorspraak, advocatuur
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