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How to use advocacy in a sentence

34 example sentences · noun

Advocacy means the profession of an advocate. Example: “We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.”

Examples of advocacy by meaning

nounThe act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.

  • We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.2024 December 24, Aaron Pellish, “Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’”, in CNN

More sentences with advocacy

  • He was also known for his advocacy in preserving the 'Namgis culture and language.2024 January 6, “'He just did so much for so many people': Loved ones remember 'Namgis Nation hereditary chief Bill Cranmer”, in CBC News. From the entry 'Namgis
  • Brown's longstanding advocacy for the “Richonne” ship is especially illustrative to consider.2019, Suzanne Scott, Fake Geek Girls: Fandom, Gender, and the Convergence Culture Industry, page 137. From the entry Richonne
  • They include different needs across disciplines, difficulty in systems use, privacy concerns and the need for advocacy.2019, Meliha Handzic, Charles van den Heuvel, “Humanists’ Virtual Knowledge Space: Model and Usage”, in Meliha Handzic, Daniela Carlucci…. From the entry VKS
  • Advocacy groups have long known the power of TV plot lines.2014 March 27, Robin Marantz Henig, “Fictional Plotlines and Real Assisted Suicide”, in The Atlantic. From the entry normalize
  • Wealthy interests can fund advocacy organizations with no disclosure of their contributions required.2014, Darrell M. West, Billionaires: Reflections on the Upper Crust, →ISBN, page 15. From the entry ultra rich
  • In contrast subscriptive advocacy involves a commitment to the cause being pursued.2012, Tom Wilks, Advocacy and Social Work Practice, page 73. From the entry subscriptive
  • They also had important connections to advocacy groups and the local "grass tops."2007, David G. Smith, Judith D. Moore, Medicaid Politics and Policy, 1965–2007, New Brunswick, N.J.; London: Transaction Publishers…. From the entry grass tops
  • The enthusiasm of cyberactive advocacy NGOs is often reflected in their agendas.2006, Sarah Oates, Diana Owen, Rachel K. Gibson, The Internet and Politics: Citizens, Voters and Activists, page 156. From the entry cyberactive
  • Advocacy means influencing Policy in favour of the poor and powerless.2003, Joel S. G. R. Bhose, NGOs and Rural Development: Theory and Practice, page viii. From the entry misfavour
  • Foolishly some men declined this assistance, although more often than not the officer was unskilled in advocacy.1990, Julian Putkowski, Julian Sykes, Shot at Dawn. From the entry prisoner's friend
  • In her bio on TikTok, where she posts advocacy and information about her diagnosis, she self-describes as having "audhd."2022 December 26, Jake Johnson, “A woman with autism was misdiagnosed for years — here are 3 subtle signs she now realizes went…. From the entry AuDHD
  • But the prohibition on active advocacy and participation left a wide margin of allowable activity and was open to interpretation.2021 December 20, Oren Liebermann, Barbara Starr, “Pentagon defines prohibited behavior in effort to tackle extremism”, in CNN, archived…. From the entry prohibition
  • Amongst the implications we identify the following: management and leadership; arbitration and advocacy; entitlement and surveillance; bureaucratic maximism and minimalism.2021, Routledge Library Editions: Special Educational Needs, page 166. From the entry maximism
  • “One of the great tragedies of cannabis advocacy is that legal cannabis is worse than the black market days,” Saeed said.2019 October 8, Shomik Mukherjee, “Hosts of popular cannabis podcast returning to Savage Henry festival: ‘Great Moments in Weed History’…. From the entry weedsplain
  • "He went to the mats," said Frank Sharry, the executive director of the immigration advocacy group America's Voice.2018 January 22, Julie Pace, “Shutdown puts spotlight on Democratic leader Schumer”, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original on…. From the entry go to the mats
  • For indigenists, benefits included a new and potentially more compelling frame in which to promote their advocacy of indigenous selfdetermination.2016, Thomas Karl Alberts, Shamanism, Discourse, Modernity, Routledge, →ISBN. From the entry indigenist
  • Last week, two Tibetan teenagers set themselves on fire in a double self-immolation in Aba prefecture, Tibet rights advocacy groups said.2013 February 26, “Tibetan monks self-immolate in anti-China protest”, in AP News, archived from the original on 27 May 2022. From the entry aba
  • Advocacy groups argue, however, that an AI is a living, conscious entity deserving the same rights as organics.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Computers: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Codex entry. From the entry ai
  • The Tirangle Project in Cape Town is a community-based project which supports the lgbt community through counselling, education and advocacy.2005, Performing Queer: Shaping sexualities, 1994-2004, page 29. From the entry lgbt
  • It means the end of the ACLU, NAACP, and all advocacy orgs,” Harvard cyberlaw instructor Alejandra Caraballo wrote on Bluesky in February.2025 April 17, Zane McNeill, “DOGE Aims to Embed Agents in All Nonprofits That Receive Federal Funds”, in Truthout, archived from the…. From the entry Alejandra
  • AARP, the research and advocacy behemoth, has begun aggressively promoting the spread of these units, often referred to as casitas or, more cheekily, granny flats.2023 September 6, Michelle Cottle, “The Magic of the Granny Flat”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry AARP
  • Four Tibetans in Sichuan Province have been sentenced to prison for taking part in protests last spring, according to a Tibetan advocacy group.[2009 February 21, Edward Wong, “China: 4 Jailed for Tibet Protests”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on…. From the entry Garzê
  • The concern is that groups, including advocacy groups, could register as parties simply by fielding a paper candidate and complying with reporting requirements.2003 November 7, Don Boudria, House of Commons Debates, Official Report, Ottawa: Edmond Cloutier, Queen's Printer and Controller of…. From the entry paper candidate
  • Yet, because of the stigma around nursing home placement, it is hard to find advocates from among the natural advocacy groups the families.1982, Journal of Gerontological Nursing. From the entry stigma
  • An exercitive is the giving of a decision in favour of or against a certain course of action, or advocacy of it.1962, J.L. Austin, How To Do Things With Words (paperback), Oxford, published 1965, page 154. From the entry exercitive
  • FLAVOR seeks to further the work of promoting social justice and educational activities that address wellness, community advocacy and mutual personal advancement of the LGBTO student body.c. 2019, “Student Life & Activities”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 19 Jun 2019. From the entry LGBTO
  • Today, this advocacy or ‘badvocacy’ is often the loudest voice out there – 83% of global respondents say they completely or somewhat trust the recommendations of friends and family.2017 June 6, Mark Davies, “Guiding principles to navigate the Customer 4.0 revolution”, in Consultancy.uk. From the entry badvocacy
  • He is a jet-setting fuhrer whose advocacy of emperorism in far-flung lands continues to evoke the images of ethnic conquest, of Storm Troopers trampling on the lesser race.1995, Daily Report: Near East & South Asia, page 62. From the entry emperorism
  • First, some persons might consider my advocacy of prohibition rather odd for a congressman coming from the state which produces the finest bourbon whiskey in the world.1954, Alben W. Barkley, That Reminds Me, Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 42. From the entry prohibition
  • One LGBTQ+ advocacy group that works with Nigerians told BBC Africa Eye that, each week, 15 to 20 people reach out to them with similar stories of entrapment and extortion.2023 May 16, Dylan Reber, “Gay Men in Nigeria Targeted in Dating App Extortion Scheme”, in Advocate. From the entry kito
  • Two recently laid-off journalists, ex-HuffPoster Laura Bassett and ex-BuzzFeeder John Stanton, even launched an advocacy group to bring attention to the “existential threat” the tech giants present to the industry.2019 July 23, Maxwell Strachan, “The Fall Of Mic Was A Warning”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2021. From the entry BuzzFeeder
  • The religious significance of Aryanism consisted, first, in the racial division of mankind which it proposed, and second, in its advocacy of the religio-cultural orientation appropriate to the Aryan nations.1998, A. Leoussi, Nationalism and Classicism, page 93. From the entry Aryanism
  • The present study is “an essay in advocacy, arguing against the Christocentrist position that became popular in the theological world in recent years and in favor of another” (p. ix).1975, Theological Studies, page 370. From the entry christocentrist

Meaning of advocacy

  1. noun The profession of an advocate.
  2. noun The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
  3. noun The practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard.

Full definition of advocacy

Questions about advocacy in a sentence

How do you use advocacy in a sentence?
Advocacy is used as a noun. For example: “We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, echoing his long-standing advocacy for use of the death penalty, which was part of his tough-on-crime rhetoric during the 2024 campaign.”
What is a short sentence with advocacy?
“Advocacy groups have long known the power of TV plot lines.”
What does advocacy mean?
Advocacy means the profession of an advocate.

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