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attorney

noun

ə-ˈtər-nē How to pronounce attorney (audio)
Definition of attorneynext
1
as in deputy
a person who acts or does business for another talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate

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2
as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations finished law school and became an attorney

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Recent Examples of attorney Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly referred to the unnamed juror as a male inside and outside court. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 Chuck Hatfield, the attorney for the referendum campaign, said Hanaway’s move was no surprise. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 The attorney for Maria Bartiromo, the longtime Fox News anchor, Friday denied media reports that she was fired from the network. — Laura Beveridge, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for attorney
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney
  1. deputy
  2. lawyer
  3. representative
  4. delegate
  5. agent
  6. manager
  7. minister
Noun
  • The startled deputy lets out a scream and races back toward his patrol vehicle.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This week, multiple deputies in the Hall County Sheriff's Office resigned amid ongoing Flock misuse investigations.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of deputy
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  • The press conference will be held by La Strada’s lawyers from Popham Law Firm and Baldwin and Vernon.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
  • For this legal fight over the USPS plan, the administration's lawyers have provided the courts with no evidence of mail-voting fraud.
    — Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of lawyer
Noun
  • This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Fire survivors can apply online, but the outreach center has representatives available to answer questions and guide applicants through what can be a confusing process.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
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  • Booth was in Toronto with his wife to attend an international convention for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) when delegates from New York suddenly received frantic calls and left the meeting.
    — Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Donofry was among the roughly 450 delegates from battleground states Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, along with his home state of Ohio, whom Vance addressed privately at a Thursday morning breakfast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • Their defensive line flipped from fatal flaw to deep, disruptive chaos agent.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • What was the reason, exactly, for agents dressing for battle and toting weapons and riding in boats down the Chicago River?
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of agent
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  • If a manager requests an update while someone at home needs help, don’t try to satisfy both through vague reassurance.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
  • That page also outlines how the agency helped emergency managers assess the damage in New York City just after the attacks and discusses some of the ways NASA has honored 9/11 victims and their families over the years.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of manager
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  • The region’s chief minister, who heads the executive branch, will be elected by parliament in its first session.
    — Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But protests sprang up, and eventually Serbian prosecutors charged the minister of culture with falsifying documents to secure permits.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
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