judge advocate

noun

1
: an officer assigned to the judge advocate general's corps or department
2
: a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander

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DeSantis, a Navy judge advocate general who is a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, would easily win confirmation, the GOP source said. Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024 The governor was a Navy judge advocate general officer, a position that took him to Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 Walker, whose father is also a judge, was licensed to practice law in 2004 and served nine years as a judge advocate in the United States Air Force Reserve, according to his 2nd Court of Appeals biography. Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Feb. 2024 According to the opinion, McClain served as a judge advocate general at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base prior to the assaults on Oct. 29, 2022. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for judge advocate 

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of judge advocate was in 1644

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“Judge advocate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judge%20advocate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

judge advocate

noun
plural judge advocates
1
: an officer serving under the Judge Advocate General
2
: an officer charged with administering military justice (as by acting as legal counsel or conducting an appellate review)
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