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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
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Beyond Elias, who runs an eponymous election law firm, Harris’s team includes former solicitors general Seth Waxman and Don Verrilli, as well as Biden’s personal counsel, Bob Bauer.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
From mindfulness techniques to counseling and connecting with others going through similar experiences, taking care of your mental health is just as important as managing the physical aspects of the disease.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2024
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Despite the spending, there’s no way to prove that these technologies work, said Chad Marlow, a senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union who authored a report on education surveillance programs.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 Nov. 2024
Beyond Elias, who runs an eponymous election law firm, Harris’s team includes former solicitors general Seth Waxman and Don Verrilli, as well as Biden’s personal counsel, Bob Bauer.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
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My head counsellor was counselling a young woman from Texas, age twenty-one, from a minority group, well educated and thoughtful.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
From mindfulness techniques to counseling and connecting with others going through similar experiences, taking care of your mental health is just as important as managing the physical aspects of the disease.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 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 new advice is to test anyone with a significant bird flu exposure, such as an unprotected worker who’s been splashed in the face with raw milk on a dairy farm with known H5N1 infections in the herds.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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That advice your grandpa gave you about waiting one hour before going to look for blood is still true today.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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President-elect Donald Trump used different strategies to tackle the flow of migration to the U.S. during his first term, and that will increase in his second, according to an adviser to the incoming president and former administration official.Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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These include two of his former defense secretaries, two of his former national security advisers, and one of his former chiefs of staff.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 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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His daughter Lydia is Group Director of Food and Beverage, while Irene, who runs her own skincare line, consults on the spas.Graeme Green, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
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The other, charging him with felonies related to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, has been delayed by a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity for official acts by a president.Dan Merica and Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel left his wealth to create a prize that rewards discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Will our children get through college without AI to guide them?Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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During a meeting in early 2024, the foundation’s inner circle locked themselves in a room to come up with the guiding tenets for the group.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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What if the buyer wants to go with impact-resistant shingles as the insurance industry advises, seeing it as a way to head off problems in the future?Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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However, the country finally held elections for two-thirds of the Shura Council, which drafts laws, approves state budgets and advises the ruler, in October 2021.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Netanyahu’s lack of strategic vision to accomplish this task, however, suggests that Israel will be prosecuting an ongoing war that has alienated many potential U.S. partners in the world.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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The abuse victims’ attorneys, however, suggested that not funding the trust immediately would short-change people who had already been victimized by the church, given how the value of that trust could erode with time and inflation.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Counsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counsel. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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