PROTAGONISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does protagonism mean? 

• PROTAGONISM (noun)
  The noun PROTAGONISM has 1 sense:

1. active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

  Familiarity information: PROTAGONISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTAGONISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

advocacy; protagonism

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)