Also means
to advocate for
Usage Note
Caldeggiare comes from caldo (warm/hot) and means to warmly support or champion a cause, candidacy, or proposal. It always implies active backing rather than passive approval — caldeggiare una candidatura (to champion a candidacy). It is formal and appears frequently in political and journalistic Italian.
Examples
"Il partito caldeggiava una riforma fiscale urgente."
Natural Translation
The party was advocating for an urgent tax reform.
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