advocacy

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• /ædˈvokəsi/ Ghana
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From Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -cy.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: محاماة — the profession of an advocate
• Bulgarian: адвока́тство (advokátstvo) — the profession of an advocate
• Finnish: asianajo — the profession of an advocate
• French: barreau — the profession of an advocate
• Galician: avogacía — the profession of an advocate
• Georgian: ადვოკატურა (advoḳaṭura) — the profession of an advocate
• Indonesian: keadvokatan — the profession of an advocate
• Irish: abhcóideacht — the profession of an advocate
• Italian: avvocatura — the profession of an advocate
• Polish: adwokatura — the profession of an advocate
• Portuguese: advocacia — the profession of an advocate
• Russian: адвокату́ра (advokatúra) — the profession of an advocate
• Russian: адвока́тство (advokátstvo) — the profession of an advocate
• Spanish: abogacía — the profession of an advocate
• Turkish: avukatlık — the profession of an advocate
• Arabic: تَأْييد — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Bulgarian: защи́та (zaštíta) — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Bulgarian: застъ́пничество (zastǎ́pničestvo) — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Danish: forsvar — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Dutch: belangenbehartiging — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Finnish: kannatus — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Finnish: kannattaminen — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Finnish: puolesta puhuminen — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• French: mobilisation — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• French: promotion — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Georgian: მხარდაჭერა (mxardač̣era) — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• German: Fürsprache — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• German: Befürwortung — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Indonesian: advokasi — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Indonesian: pembelaan — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Irish: abhcóideacht — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Italian: difesa — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Italian: sostegno — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Norwegian Bokmål: forsvar — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Russian: защи́та (zaščíta) — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Russian: засту́пничество (zastúpničestvo) — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: apoyo — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: defensa — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: advocación — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: promoción — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: abogamiento — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: abogacía — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: avocación — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Spanish: avocamiento — the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something
• Arabic: مُنَاصَرَة (munāṣara) — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Bulgarian: подкрепа (podkrepa) — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Finnish: kannatus — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Finnish: kannattaminen — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Finnish: puoltaminen — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Hindi: समर्थन (samarthan) — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Indonesian: advokasi — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Irish: abhcóideacht — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Italian: sostegno — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Italian: propaganda — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Malay: perakuan — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Malay: anjuran — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Malay: rayuan — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Malay: sokongan — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Malay: pembelaan — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
• Russian: подде́ржка (poddéržka) — the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard