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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
if you cannot afford counsel, one will be provided for you
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as in advice
an opinion suggesting a wise or proper course of action
I suggest you take the teacher's counsel
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as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally
the toy manufacturer hired a public relations counsel to do some damage control
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as in consult
an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
she approved the move after a counsel with her advisers
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as in to consult
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem
concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community
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as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
every year the admissions officer counsels thousands of students about the process of applying to college
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as in to advise
to give advice to
perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you
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Recent Examples of counsel
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Nov. 2024
Swartz, a Kalamazoo lawyer and Democrat, was making her first run for Congress, having worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs and as deputy general counsel at Western Michigan University.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Fortas was a brilliant attorney renowned for winning the landmark case Gideon v. Wainright, which expanded the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel to state prosecutions.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly in discussions with the Justice Department to end both federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Nov. 2024
Swartz, a Kalamazoo lawyer and Democrat, was making her first run for Congress, having worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs and as deputy general counsel at Western Michigan University.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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The move has been applauded by the National Council of Wellbeing, the National Association of Counties, and mental health and crisis counseling experts across the country.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 23 Oct. 2024
Fortas was a brilliant attorney renowned for winning the landmark case Gideon v. Wainright, which expanded the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel to state prosecutions.
—Michael Bobelian, TIME, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counsel
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Daniel’s lawyer and the federal government have agreed to do nothing until about a week before President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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In the lower courts, both the Biden administration and lawyers for a group of transgender plaintiffs argued the pro-trans position.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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The filmmakers will sit through workshops, get advice from expert speakers and other top professionals, and get backstage access courtesy of Sony Pictures executives.Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
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Insurers can enhance their services by offering tailored insurance solutions or advice, helping customers stay alert to cybercriminals who may impersonate local agents to exploit those in the process of recovery.Robert Clark, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The broader Trump orbit also includes close advisers who don't officially work inside the government, a group that includes Elon Musk, the billionaire tech entrepreneur helping lead an initiative to dismantle the federal bureaucracy.Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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But that’s when the plan – which CNN has reported that Trump’s soon-to-be national security adviser is considering - stops being to Ukraine’s liking.Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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This lender’s dental loan can also cover pre-operative expenses like X-rays and consults as well as recovery expenses like pain management medications and even living expenses from unpaid time off to recover.Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
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Data center stocks could be a goldmine, strategist says Waffle House, the iconic American restaurant chain with over 1,600 locations known for cooking up Southern breakfast food, has developed an advanced storm center FEMA consults with.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
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But Trump does have moments when his better nature prevails, as, for example, on his post-election visit to the White House to confer with President Joe Biden, who also was being most generous, all things considered.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Trump conferred with Clark about aggressively challenging 2020 election results and Clark drafted a letter urging states to investigate claims that other DOJ and Republican election officials had already refuted.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2024
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Given that many data breaches involve some combination of password compromise, phishing and a lack of robust data encryption, the notion of moving to a suite of productivity tools that are guided by privacy and security principles isn’t to be overlooked.Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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While the Academy allows voters to determine category placement regardless of studio campaigns, strategists often guide these decisions to maximize nomination potential.Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The council advises the president on economic policy and prepares the annual Economic Report of the President.Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Machiavelli’s text advises princes to learn not to be good but to act according to necessity — and this move away from looking at utopian ideals of the way humans and the world are, and instead at reality, led him to be considered the founder of modern political science.Amarachi Orie, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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More studies need to be done, however, to suggest that cold water can cure depression.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow’s talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement.Illia Novikov and Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Counsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counsel. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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