A State of the Union address to the American nation on January 20, 2015. advocacy group groupe de défense des droits syn. advocacy organisation The advocacy group Public Citizen announced in 2014 it was appealing a class-action settlement which, it argues, contravenes the laws of several states by not requiring Facebook to get explicit permission from parents before using the personal data of teenagers in advertising. advocate (1) prôner International observers point out that France had consistently advocated firmer sanctions against Iran until the deal to lift sanctions was reached between the UN Security Council and Iran in July 2015. advocate (2) défenseur Advocates for the booming Italian gambling industry question whether as many as a million people are addicted to gambling as reported in estimates made public in late 2015. aide collaborateur, assistant After British MPs voted overwhelmingly in late 2015 to authorise military action, aides to Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said he was disappointed that Syria airstrikes were going ahead. ailing malade, mal en point One media outlet reported in late 2013 that Greece's ailing economy had sparked a new wave of migration to Australia in nearly all visa categories. 3