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

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:1.0 / 1 vote

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. Jay Sekulow:

   We have filed a lawsuit today in our ongoing efforts to end presidential harassment, the targeting of the President by the House Ways and Means Committee, the New York Attorney General, and a New York tax official violates Article 1 of the US Constitution.

2. Alex Villanueva:

   I have no confidence in what the local D.A., George Gascon, is going to do, his deputy district attorney and the Crimes Against Peace Officers unit appeared on the scene of the shooting of Fernando Arroyos' very tragic murder, and they were fully briefed.

3. Joe Tacopina:

   I can’t really talk about my impressions or any conversations we’d had because there is an attorney-client privilege that attaches even to a consultation.

4. Chip Roy:

   The United States Attorney's Office in Minnesota filed a sentencing brief that read exactly like the defense lawyers’ brief. Citing all of the events of the summer, completely offsetting the dead father of five, with a store burned to the ground during mob violence rule in the summer of 2020.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   A Yale educated attorney, Abrams is the only candidate with bold new plans to ensure Georgians have access to good jobs, quality public schools, affordable child care and higher education.