Home › Words › A › advocacyadvocacy/ˈæd.və.kə.si/advocacy · noun — the profession of an advocate.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).advocacy is pronounced /ˈæd.və.kə.si/.EtymologyFrom Middle English advocacie, advocacye, advocatye, from Middle French advocacie, advocatie, avocacie and Medieval Latin advocātia; equivalent to advocate + -cy.nounThe profession of an advocate.The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.advocation 86% match — Advocacy; the act of advocating or pleading. vs advocacy →advocateship 83% match — The office or function of an advocate; advocacy. vs advocacy →advocatory 77% match — Characteristic of an advocate. vs advocacy →advocational 77% match — Relating to, or characterised by, advocacy or advocation. vs advocacy →advocationally 77% match — By means of advocacy vs advocacy →proponency 74% match — Advocacy. vs advocacy →advocative 74% match — Related to advocation vs advocacy →advocate 74% match — Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. vs advocacy →