How to say "advocacy" in Japanese

• 提唱ていしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbAdvocacy in the sense of putting forward and recommending a plan, policy, or idea. Typical of contexts like advocating educational reform or a new scheme.
  トムは別べつの案あんを委員会いいんかいに提唱ていしょうした。↗

  Tom suggested another plan to the committee.
• 主唱しゅしょうCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbAdvocacy as championing a cause or movement and taking the lead in promoting it — the speaker is its originator or leading proponent rather than one supporter among many.
• 主張しゅちょうJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers asserting or insisting on your own opinion or claim; here 'advocacy' means pressing your case and making your views heard, not recommending a plan or defending another person.
  私わたしたちはその重要性じゅうようせいを主張しゅちょうした。↗

  We insisted on its importance.
• 弁護べんごJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbAdvocacy in the sense of defending someone or something: pleading a person's case, especially in court, or speaking in defense of a position or person under attack.
  まことにすみませんが、私のために弁護べんごしていただけませんか。↗

  Would you be kind enough to put in a word for me?

Use 提唱 for advocating a proposal or idea, 主唱 for championing or initiating a cause, 主張 for asserting your own claims, and 弁護 for advocacy as defense or pleading on someone's behalf.

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• 提唱ていしょうadvocacy
• 主唱しゅしょうadvocacy
• 主張しゅちょうclaim
• 弁護べんごdefense
• 代言だいげんadvocacy
• アドボカシーadvocacy
• 唱道しょうどうadvocacy
• 唱導しょうどうadvocacy
• 鼓吹こすいadvocacy