单词 | citizen advocacy |
释义 | citizen advocacy, n. orig. U.S. Brit. |ˌsɪtɪz(ə)n ˈadvəkəsi|, U.S. |ˈˌsɪdɪz(ə)n ˈædvəkəsi|, |ˈˌsɪdɪs(ə)n ˈædvəkəsi| Forms: α. 19– citizen advocacy; β. 19– citizen's advocacy, 19– citizens' advocacy [‹ citizen n. + advocacy n., after citizen advocate n. In β forms > n. + advocacy n.] Representation, campaigning, or support by a citizen advocate or citizen advocate group; the function of a citizen advocate. Freq. attrib.
19701970, Year of Promise for Retarded ((Rep. Governor's Citizens' Comm. on Mental Retardation, Nebraska)) 9 The association has..organized the Citizen Advocacy program for residents at the Beatrice State Home. 1973Admin. Sci. Q. 18 433 This is an examination of the Governor's Branch Offices, a citizen's advocacy program in the ghetto areas of Pennsylvania. 1991E. Murphy After Asylums 185 ‘Citizen advocacy’ is a voluntary movement where coordinating staff train selected volunteers to represent the interests of specific individuals. 2001Newsday (Electronic ed.) 11 June The bill would restrict freedom of speech by citizen-advocacy groups, requiring registration for almost any kind of political activism. |

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