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judge advocate
noun
1
: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
2
: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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DeSantis, a Navy judge advocate general who is a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, would easily win confirmation, the GOP source said.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
The governor was a Navy judge advocate general officer, a position that took him to Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
—Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Walker, whose father is also a judge, was licensed to practice law in 2004 and served nine years as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force Reserve, according to his 2nd Court of Appeals biography.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Feb. 2024
According to the opinion, McClain served as a judge advocate general at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base prior to the assaults on Oct. 29, 2022.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
judge advocate
noun
plural judge advocates
1
: an officer serving under the Judge Advocate General
2
: an officer charged with administering military justice (as by acting as legal counsel or conducting an appellate review)
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