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PROTAGONISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something
Synonyms:
advocacy; protagonism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("protagonism" is a kind of...):
support (aiding the cause or policy or interests of)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protagonism"):
drumbeat (a vehement and vociferous advocacy of a cause)
insistence; insistency (the act of insisting on something)
urging (the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging)