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
And, unlike some other types of insurance, clawback insurance doesn’t force executives to use lawyers from the insurer’s pre-approved list.
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Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Though Baldoni's lawyer has denied these allegations, Lively's full complaint cites a number of alleged email and text exchanges between Baldoni's PR team as evidence.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
As the top Connecticut Senate Republican lawyer, Cronin helped negotiate bills and amendments on the state budget and important issues like criminal justice.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2024
Many victims, especially those who are more trusting or unfamiliar with scams, are less inclined to challenge individuals posing as authority figures, such as police officers, government officials, or lawyers.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Though Baldoni's lawyer has denied these allegations, Lively's full complaint cites a number of alleged email and text exchanges between Baldoni's PR team as evidence.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
As the top Connecticut Senate Republican lawyer, Cronin helped negotiate bills and amendments on the state budget and important issues like criminal justice.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Dec. 2024
Many victims, especially those who are more trusting or unfamiliar with scams, are less inclined to challenge individuals posing as authority figures, such as police officers, government officials, or lawyers.
—Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
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In one panel discussion on entertainment copyright and AI, some attorneys and experts gave their opinions on whether whether the federal government would pass regulations on the technology this year, especially around the issue of gen-AI created deep fakes.Sarah Parvini, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Trump's attorney for comment via email on Tuesday.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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Post Post Share Save Buy Copies Print Over the past 25 years executives have become fervent advocates of learning, calling it an imperative, career insurance, and the only source of competitive advantage.Gianpiero Petriglieri, Harvard Business Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president means there will be a new National Labor Relations Board general counsel, whose current GC, Jennifer Abruzzo, is a strong advocate of D-I college athletes as employees and having the right to unionize.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Some campers have even gone on to become counselors themselves.Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Greenwood High School counselors are available for students, staff and community members who need support, the district's post states.River Valley Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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