advokasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch advocatie, from Latin advocātiō.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /advoˈkasi/ [at̪̚.foˈka.si]
  • Rhymes: -asi
  • Syllabification: ad‧vo‧ka‧si

Noun

advokasi (plural advokasi-advokasi)

  1. (chiefly law) advocation:
    1. the act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something
    2. the practice of supporting someone to make their voice heard
  2. defense

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • mengadvokasi
  • pengadvokasian

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