lawyer

noun

ˈlȯ-yər How to pronounce lawyer (audio)
Definition of lawyernext
as in attorney
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

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Recent Examples of lawyer But the judge pressed Curfman, the groups’ lawyer, on whether the groups and the two cities had the legal right to sue under laws regarding government policy and voting rights. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Kohen’s mother, whom her lawyer identified as Vellesiya Wiley, was a passenger. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Chutkan has also voiced skepticism of responses from government lawyers over her requests for details on plans for the arch, reflecting the judiciary’s growing mistrust of the executive. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Reyes also rebuked the government’s lawyers, who told her any plans to renovate the park were only conceptual. — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawyer
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  1. attorney
  2. advocate
  3. counselor
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  • In addition to the return of her property, Omar's attorneys are demanding that the Justice Department preserve any audio and video that was taken during the search, according to the letter.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Sims, an attorney was 34th District representative from 2012 to 2018.
    — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorney
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  • However, some safety advocates and Senator Maria Cantwell want a stronger federal review process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The city’s independent ratepayer advocate, Timothy O’Connor, agreed that high temperatures were a big driver of the skyrocketing bills, with more people moving into Tier 2 and Tier 3.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocate
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  • Purdue has a longstanding connection to Earhart, who served as a career counselor and adviser to women students at the university in the 1930s.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kotch and Parnevik, as the negligently canoodling counselors, inspire the opposite reaction as two characters whose destiny is inevitable and earned.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of counselor

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