English pronunciation · Words Starting with A
Advocacy Pronunciation
Advocacy is pronounced AD-vuh-kuh-see, IPA /ˈædvəkəsi/.
AD-vuh-kuh-see
US /ˈædvəkəsi/ · UK /ˈædvəkəsi/
Syllables: AD · vuh · kuh · see (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: Public support for a cause or policy.
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Advocacy in a Sentence
- Her advocacy changed the law within a decade.
- The charity does advocacy as well as direct relief.
- Advocacy work takes patience more than anything.
Common Mispronunciations of Advocacy
Not ad-VOH-kuh-see
Opening syllable is the loud one, AD. Advocate the verb keeps the same front weight, so the whole family sounds alike.
Not AD-voh-kay-see
Everything after the first syllable reduces. The o becomes uh and the ca becomes kuh, which is why the word runs so quickly.
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