| Main Entry: | advocacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | support for an idea or cause |
Synonyms: |
advancement, aid, assistance, backing, campaigning for, championing, defense, encouragement, justification, pleading for, promotion, promulgation, propagation, proposal, recommendation, upholding, urging |
Antonyms: |
attack, opposition, protest |
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | support idea or cause publicly |
Synonyms: |
advance, advise, argue for, back, be in corner, bless, bolster, boost*, brace up, build up, campaign for, champion, countenance, defend, encourage, favor, further, get on bandwagon, give a leg up, give a lift, go for, go to bat for, go with, hold with, justify, plead for, plug*, plump for, press for, promote, propose, push, recommend, ride shotgun for, root for, run interference for, say so, side, speak for, spread around, stump for, support, tout, uphold, urge, vindicate |
Antonyms: |
assail, attack, criticize, impugn, oppose, protest |
| Main Entry: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press for political action |
Synonyms: |
advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard, boost, bring pressure to bear, build up, campaign for, change, drum, exert influence, further, hard sell, high pressure, hype*, induce, influence, make a pitch for, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, politick, press, pressure, procure, promote, pull strings, push, put pressure on, request, sell, sell on, soft-sell, soft-soap, solicit, solicit votes, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge |