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or counsellor
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as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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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
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselor
Habba is currently serving as counselor to the president.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump selected Habba as White House counselor after his election.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump previously tapped Habba, 41, as White House counselor after November’s election.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Working with a credit counselor alongside debt consolidation can help.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump selected Habba as White House counselor after his election.
—Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2025
Trump previously tapped Habba, 41, as White House counselor after November’s election.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Working with a credit counselor alongside debt consolidation can help.
—Ashley Donohoe, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
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Naomi Rougeau Naomi Rougeau is a writer, editor, and creative consultant, who, despite being based in New York for more than a decade, keeps one cowboy boot firmly planted in her native Texas.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
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The typical gum base contains two to four types of synthetic plastics or rubbers, Gwendolyn Graff, a confectionery consultant, told me.—
Hannah Seo,
The Atlantic,
29 Mar. 2025
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Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now 03 of 09 Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey) Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.—
Andrew Walsh,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has led lawyers accusing Boasberg of micromanaging immigration enforcement and asking an appeals court to overturn him.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Earlier in the day, President Trump rejected reports that adviser Elon Musk would be briefed on how the United States would fight a hypothetical war with China.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Both Trump and Elon Musk, his billionaire adviser, have made inflated claims about fraud in the system.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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The next phase in Khalil’s case is to get him out of ICE detention, according to his attorney, Baher Azmy.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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To this end, the specialized services of accident attorneys cannot be overvalued.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Deborah Riley was hired as senior regional counsel for the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) in November 2022.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2025
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Professional legal and finance counsel can aid you in untangling complex distressed transactions and dodging surprises.—
Arman Harutyunyan,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Who pays for treatment Industry advocates and those who seek more resources for intervention and prevention agree on one thing: without legalized gambling, there is no revenue stream for treatment.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2025
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Consumer advocates have advised customers who signed up for the genetic testing service to request the deletion of their accounts to keep their data safe.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Athletic’s experts Luke Smith (from Shanghai) and Madeline Coleman break down the season’s second race.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Unlike MoE, where ‘experts’ emerge without explicit specialization, our method dynamically refines representations with true task-specific expertise.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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