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

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1. lawyer, attorneynoun

   a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

   Synonyms:
   lawyer

Matched Categories

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. Attorney

   Attorney vs. Lawyer -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Attorney and Lawyer.

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How to use attorney in a sentence?

1. Jack Phillips:

   This case started the day the Supreme Court decided they were going to hear our case. It was a very busy, very crazy day at the shop, in the middle of all of this chaos, we got a phone call from an attorney in Denver asking us to create a cake pink on the inside with blue icing on the outside.

2. Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe:

   I think he has done a good job, in fact, you can't find -- I don't believe you can find an attorney general that doesn't think very highly of Scott Pruitt and the job he did as the attorney general for Oklahoma.

3. Barronelle Stutzman:

   But when he came in to talk to me about his wedding, I just simply put my hands on his and told him I could not do it because my relationship with Jesus Christ, without any complaint Rob or [his partner], the attorney general of Washington sued me personally and corporately simply because I have a different viewpoint on marriage.

4. Barack Obama:

   I do not talk to the attorney general about pending investigations. I do not talk to FBI directors about pending investigations.

5. Josh Taylor:

   That is the extent of our conversation with them, it's my understanding we have had some conversations with Brian Laundrie attorney but certainly nothing to the level of providing us the details that we would like.