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advocacy tank

ad·vo·ca·cy tank
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-vuh-kuh-see tangk]
    • /ˈæd və kə si tæŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ad-vuh-kuh-see tangk]
    • /ˈæd və kə si tæŋk/

Definition of advocacy tank words

  • noun advocacy tank a research and development institution that works to lobby government officials to adopt the institution's viewpoints. 1

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Origin of advocacy tank

First appearance:

before 2000
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 2000-05; patterned on think tank

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Parts of speech for Advocacy tank

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

advocacy tank popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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