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• Advocacy — is the pursuit of influencing outcomes –including public policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions that directly affect people’s lives. (Cohen, 2001)Therefore, advocacy can be seen as …   Wikipedia

• Advocacy journalism — is a genre of journalism that intentionally and transparently adopts a non objective viewpoint, usually for some social or political purpose. Because it is intended to be factual, it is distinguished from propaganda. It is also distinct from… …   Wikipedia

• advocacy — ad·vo·ca·cy / ad və kə sē/ n 1: the profession or work of an advocate 2: the action of advocating, pleading for, or supporting a cause or proposal a consequence of his moving advocacy W. O. Douglas Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• advocacy group — UK US noun [countable] [singular advocacy group plural advocacy groups] a group of people who work to support an issue or protect and defend a group of people a children’s advocacy group Thesaurus: groups of people with s …   Useful english dictionary

• advocacy — UK US /ˈædvəkəsi/ noun [U] ► public support of an idea, plan, or way of doing something: an advocacy group/organization »He got a reminder from the business advocacy group that he should be looking at taxes. ► LAW the work of defending people in… …   Financial and business terms

• advocacy group — advocacy ,group noun count a group of people who work to protect and defend an issue or a group of people: a children s advocacy group …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Advocacy — Ad vo*ca*cy, n. [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See {Advocate}.] The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc. — Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reforms, Inc, abbreviated as A Teacher, is a party list in the Philippines. In the 14 May 2007 election, the party won 1 seat in the nationwide party… …   Wikipedia

• advocacy, trial — n. Arguing for a cause in court as part of a trial. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …   Law dictionary

• advocacy — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. avocacie (14c.), from M.L. advocatia, noun of state from L. advocatus (see ADVOCATE (Cf. advocate) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

• advocacy — [n] support for an idea or cause advancement, aid, assistance, backing, campaigning for, championing, defense, encouragement, justification, pleading for, promotion, promulgation, propagation, proposal, recommendation, upholding, urging; concept… …   New thesaurus