Thesaurus results for ATTORNEYS

attorneys

noun

plural of attorney

as in representatives

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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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 attorneys The order would limit Miller’s ability to contact her attorneys, with Moreno saying in the filing that her ex-husband harassed, grabbed and insulted them. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 The committee also voted to hire attorneys from Butler Snow to serve as general counsel. — Taylor Vance, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 Roderick Edmond, one of the attorneys representing Barksdale, said the litigation process would reveal more about the incident and whether someone else was affected. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026 These companies focus on solutions like payroll tax relief and bookkeeping services, and can connect you with tax professionals like attorneys and accountants. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Bremner and Unknown Quantity are repped by WME, Kaplan/Perrone, and attorneys Greg Slewett and Deb Lintz. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026 Mangione's attorneys asked the court to hold a public hearing, identify the journalists selected to cover jury selection and the broader trial, explain how those reporters were chosen and detail efforts to secure an overflow courtroom. — Greg Wehner , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Both took the witness stand in days of testimony as defense attorneys Reid Kingsbury and Linda Parisi argued that Sergio Harris fired the first shots that killed Payton friend Turner and set the massacre in motion. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Burke’s lead attorneys, Blair Berk and Marilyn Bednarski, did not respond to a request for comment. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

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The hearing will also feature presentations from representatives of insurance companies.

— Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to the DACC, the Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning, and representatives for Blair for comment.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026

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Now the board consists of two lawyers, a Waffle House executive, a conservative commentator and the former head of the Cobb County Republican Party.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Its lawyers may persuade the court that the transaction will create a stronger competitor to Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Apple and other technology giants increasingly dominating the entertainment business.

— Paul Hardart, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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Roughly 1,000 delegates of the California Federation of Labor voted Tuesday to endorse Proposition 40, a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires aimed at addressing looming healthcare cuts.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The vote to endorse the measure by party delegates from across the state and members of the executive board initially failed as backers were unable to cobble together enough support to cross the 60% threshold needed.

— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegates

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Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele, was spotted by plainclothes federal agents who observed odd behavior and subsequently contacted the Lomita Sheriff Department deputies.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of agents

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Many large conglomerates were delivering mediocre results; managers were widely seen as empire-builders more interested in size and stability than returns.

— Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Money managers with sustainable mandates have warned that holding SpaceX would expose investors to an array of heightened risks that, aside from governance issues, includes stewardship worries as well as basic valuation questions.

— Alastair Marsh, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of managers

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The same is true of thousands of cabinet ministers, central bank governors, generals, and chief executives.

— James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The program was slowly implemented, and the first native African ministers ordained in Kenya, Ishmael Semler and William Jones, were ordained in 1885.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026