Furtherance
n.hopeful, thoughtfulformal
What it means
Active support that helps a cause or plan advance.
Reach for it when naming active support that advances a cause, plan, or purpose
The grant was awarded in furtherance of rural literacy.
Choose between these
6- everyday
help is clear but its mechanism need not be named
not when Support can maintain an effort without advancing it.
- professional
advancement
measurable progress of a field or cause is central
not when Advancement can happen without anyone's deliberate support.
- professional
development
capability or scope grows over time
not when Development concerns change itself rather than assistance toward it.
- professional
facilitation
removing obstacles enables progress
not when Facilitation is neutral and may not endorse the goal.
- professional
promotion
organized advocacy increases awareness or adoption
not when Promotion can sound commercial and may not improve the underlying work.
- formal
pursuit
continued action seeks a defined objective
not when Pursuit names the effort, not the help given to it.
Said against
3- hindrance
- obstruction
- opposition
It naturally appears in
3- in furtherance of
The grant was awarded in furtherance of rural literacy.
- furtherance of a goal
Training supported the furtherance of a shared goal.
- furtherance of justice
The archive opened its records in furtherance of justice.