ADVOCACY

advocacy, protagonism

(noun) active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

advocacy (countable and uncountable, plural advocacies)

the profession of an advocate

the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting something

the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard

Source: Wiktionary


Ad"vo*ca*cy, n. Etym: [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See Advocate.]

Definition: The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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