advocacy group
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈædvəˌkeɪsi ɡruːp/
:
grupo de defensa
- Members of the environmental advocacy group lobbied for stronger laws to protect endangered species.
- policy advocacy group
- pressure from advocacy groups
- environmental advocacy group
And when I signed that bill in our Cabinet room in the state Capitol, there were media people there, there were advocacy groups there.
- And when I signed that bill in our Cabinet room in the state Capitol, there were media people there, there were advocacy groups there.
Examples
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For 20 years, Robert Gnaizda was the head of Greenlining, a powerful consumer advocacy group.
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We sought to recruit parents across the entire state, including those not affiliated with advocacy groups or formal networks.
Academic text (2015) -
The details come from a press release from the advocacy group Americans for Safe Access.
Blog text (10) -
We're an advocacy group out of Brooklyn.
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In many developing countries, patient-advocacy groups hardly exist.
Academic text (2012) -
One participant said, "I fought the district and worked with an advocacy group until I had absolutely no energy left to fight."
Academic text (2008) -
Litigation continues to be a prominent strategy by disability advocacy groups to force technology developers to meet federal standards for accessible design.
Academic text (2013) -
"Term limits will happen," insists Norman Leahy, research director of the advocacy group U.S. Term Limits.
Academic text (1994) -
The report by the science-based nonprofit advocacy group mirrors similar claims by Britain's leading scientific academy.
Blog text (14) -
With universal coverage now off the immediate policy agenda, advocacy groups have focused on defending Medicare and Medicaid.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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3.9
A group of people who try to persuade public officials to support a cause
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3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
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3.1
A group of people with the same goal who try to influence public decisions
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3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
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4.1
A group that tries to change government decisions to help a cause or its members
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3.9
A group that tries to persuade government officials to support laws or policies
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3.9
A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
A group that tries to influence politicians and government decisions, often by lobbying
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase combines 'advocacy' (public support or campaigning) with 'group' (a unit of people), so its meaning as an organization that campaigns for a cause is directly derivable from the constituents. This straightforward compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Advocacy group comes from people doing advocacy, which means 'speaking up' for a 'cause', who join as a group. So today an advocacy group is a group that speaks up to try to change rules or public opinion.