Weekly Vocabulary March 29

1. Word / Phrase:Advocacy

Meaning:active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something.

Context:Advocacy of such a system of government.

2. Word / Phrase:coalition

Meaning:an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty.

Context:The NY immigration coalition have 200 member in New York state.

3. Word / Phrase:Initiative

Meaning:first step, opening move, opening

Context:He has a lot of initiative.

4. Word / Phrase:agency

Meaning:an administrative unit of government

Context:They sign an agency agreement or an agency contract.

5. Word / Phrase:discrimination

Meaning:unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Context:He has campaigned against racial discrimination.