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counsellor
OXFORD DICTIONARY
counsellor, n. (US counselor)
1 a person who gives counsel; an adviser.
2 a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems (marriage guidance counsellor).
3 a senior officer in the diplomatic service.
4 a (also counselor-at-law) US a barrister. b (also counsellor-at-law) Ir. an advising barrister.
1 a person who gives counsel; an adviser.
2 a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems (marriage guidance counsellor).
3 a senior officer in the diplomatic service.
4 a (also counselor-at-law) US a barrister. b (also counsellor-at-law) Ir. an advising barrister.
Idiom
Counsellor of State Brit. a temporary regent during a sovereign's absence.
Etymology
ME f. OF conseiller (f. L consiliarius), conseillour, -eur (f. L consiliator): see COUNSEL
ROGET THESAURUS
counsellor
Lawyer
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