Synonyms for attorney
əˈtɜr niat·tor·ney

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1. attorneynoun

   Synonyms:
   advocate, mouthpiece

2. attorneynoun

   In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

   Synonyms:
   advocate, mouthpiece

3. attorneynoun

   An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

   Usage note: In this sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

   Synonyms:
   mouthpiece, advocate

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1. lawyer, attorneynoun

   a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

   Synonyms:
   lawyer

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1. • Law
   • Professional

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1. attorneynoun

   Synonyms:
   agent, factor, proxy, deputy, substitute

2. attorneynoun

   Synonyms:
   lawyer, counsellor, counsel, SOLICITOR, advocate, barrister, attorney-at-law, limb of the law

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1. List of paraphrases for "attorney":

   prosecutor, lawyer, procurator, counsel, procureur, solicitor, d.a., procurador, co-prosecutor, advocate, fiscal, tax, prosecution, lawyers, barrister, attorney-general, iawyer, da, mp, prosecutors, solicitors, deputy

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1. Jim Jordan:

   The attorney general of theUnited States and U.S. AttorneyJohn Durham are doing aninvestigation, they have told us this is broader than just the FBI - theyre going to lookat all of this.

2. President Trump:

   Attorney General Barr is going to be giving a press conference, maybe I'll do one after that, we'll see.

3. Chris Rufo:

   Next step: we need to turn the screw on Attorney General Garland, who secretly colluded with outside groups to mobilize the FBI against political opponents and whose family benefits financially from CRT in schools, we must hammer him every day until he calls off the FBI dragnet.

4. Joe Watson:

   This was a decision made exclusively to protect both the people who work and are detained inside the jail, as well as to protect the community that jail employees return to after every shift. We would be pleased if this policy mitigates the impact of losing jail employees on Jan. 1, but that’s not why County Attorney Conover made this decision.

5. Chris Coons:

   I am concerned about comments that William Barr has made in the past that fail to appreciate the problems created by mass incarceration and the racial inequities in the criminal justice system, the President's nominee for attorney general should demonstrate in his hearing next week that he will fully and efficiently implement the First Step Act.