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

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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. Douglas Frank:

   We're going into each state -- clandestinely -- and I meet privately with legislators and secretaries of states and attorney generals.

2. Parker Thayer:

   They realize if a district attorney just doesn't do their job, they can effectively accomplish left-wing criminal justice reforms without ever actually passing a law, the big players in the district attorney election funding are obviously George Soros – who other reports indicate he's spent about $19 million … But in the past couple months, I've been tallying up the numbers myself, it's actually much closer to $27 million if not $30 million since 2015 for these district attorney elections.

3. Governor Cuomo:

   The attorney general is looking at a possible criminal investigation if the DA decides to go that way.

4. Jeff Sessions:

   I don’t think so, i would say in defense of Attorney General Lynch, that I have a pseudonym also.

5. Karl Racine:

   Let it be known that the office of attorney general has a potential charge that it may utilize, it's law in DC since 2011. It makes illegal the statements of individuals that clearly encourage, cajole, and otherwise, you know, get people motivated to commit violence.