英 [ˈædvəkəsi] 美 [ˈædvəkəsi]
n. 拥护，提倡；辩护，辩护术；游说（团体或组织）；律师职业（或工作）
复数advocacies
advocacy /ˈædvəkəsɪ/ TEM8
单数型名词 Someone's advocacy of a particular action or plan is their act of recommending it publicly. 倡议
I support your advocacy of free trade.
我支持你的自由贸易倡议。
不可数名词 An advocacy group or organization is one that tries to influence the decisions of a government or other authority. 游说 (组织)
Consumer advocacy groups are not so enthusiastic about removing restrictions on the telephone companies.
各顾客游说组织对于取消对电话公司的限制不是那么热衷。
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
同义词： protagonism
主张；拥护；辩护-引用次数：23
参考来源王任重政治生涯与政治思想研究
就像很多球迷所鼓吹(Advocacy)的，C罗加盟皇马(微博 数据) 就是为了打破各种纪录而来。
... advisory adj.劝告的，忠告的，咨询的，顾问的 advocacy n.拥护，提倡 advocate n.拥护者，辩护者，提倡者；v.拥护，提倡，主张 ...
... accomplice n. 从犯，帮凶 advocacy n. 提倡，拥护;辩护 alleviate vt. 缓和，减轻(痛苦等) ...
主张；拥护；辩护
Health advocacy groups have hinted that even more might be coming.
健康倡导组织已经暗示了未来要面临的可能更多。
The fact that AFL outsiders such as the AALL had taken the most prominent advocacy roles antagonized Gompers.
美国劳联以外的人，如美国劳工协会，在反对龚帕斯的斗争中扮演了最突出的倡导角色。
"A lot of states are still trying to define telemedicine," says Lisa Robbin, chief advocacy officer for the Federation of State Medical Boards.
“许多州仍试图定义远程医疗。”州医疗委员会联合会的首席倡导官丽莎·罗宾表示。
Mr.Rom says examples of such advocacy can be found among think tanks that deal with social issues, the environment and nuclear disarmament.
VOA : special.2010.09.27
Women became very upset about this and advocacy groups like the breast cancer advocacy groups got involved and really pressured the government to do more studies on women.
女性对此感到很失望,而各类倡议团体,像是乳癌倡议团体开始进行干预,并给政府施压,要求进行更多针对女性的研究
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or do things, you know, advocacy work that's not a law firm.
或者为宣传机构工作，这些机构都不算是法律事务所。
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"I think that would not have happened without the advocacy of hundreds of thousands of people and churches that are part of Bread for the World and that keep the pressure on their members of Congress."
VOA : special.2010.06.22
And she hopes her celebrity and advocacy will help the thousands struggling with mental disorders realize they are not alone.
VOA : standard.2010.05.18
The 62-year-old grandfather has gained national attention for his gun-control advocacy, helping garner Mr. Bloomberg's backing.
Like most arguments about the quality of advocacy, this one had no clear resolution.
For his tireless advocacy on behalf of families everywhere, the United States honors Dr. T.
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