espousal
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8.5
- noun
- /ɪˈspaʊzəl/
- Formal
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apoyo
- Reed was also known for his espousal of an international brand of Communism that called for worldwide proletarian revolution.
- open espousal
Examples
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His espousal of a system of fallout shelters for the United States was deeply reasoned.
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The Russian Orthodox clergy suffered for their espousal of their Native cultures.
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Another reason for the espousal of collective party responsibility was the desire of many political scientists to limit conflict.
Academic text (1992) -
Even clearer espousal of the EC's "polluter pays" policy is found in recent EC legislation concerning waste.
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His rigorous and unapologetic espousal of Islamic values influenced militant thinkers of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Over the course of the nineteenth century, these dampering suspicions often gave way to warm espousal as more and more merchants discovered the potency of holidays within a burgeoning consumer culture.
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The economic dimension of the taxonomy yields two fundamental options: continued espousal of laissez-faire openness and a more retaliatory, nationalist approach less attached to market mechanisms.
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Iran had long resisted Russian encroachments on its territory, and the country's Islamic clerics were repelled by Moscow's espousal of godless communism.
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Now, it may certainly be the case that the popular opinion that Europe is more precautionary than the United States has arisen from the former's open espousal and endorsement of the precautionary principle and the latter's resistance to any affirmation of it being legally binding.
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The committee's espousal of environmental sustainability has led to significant changes in company policy.
Synonyms
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3.6
A public statement supporting a person, product, or idea
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3.5
Starting to use a new idea or way of doing things
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4.4
Public support for a cause by speaking or arguing for it
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2.7
Being approved or welcomed by other people
An act of receiving something with approval
Speaking or acting to support a cause
Antonyms
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Espousal comes from the verb espouse, from the old Latin root spons- meaning 'promise', and it shares this root with spouse. So when you 'espouse' an idea, or talk of its espousal, you are 'promising' your support or 'marrying' the idea, which is why the word also means adopting a cause.