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or counsellor
1
as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselor
Call or text 855-600-WARM(9276) to speak with a counselor or see the CA Peer Run Warm Line website.
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The disaster included the deaths of 28 people at Camp Mystic, including 25 children, two young adult counselors and one of the camp’s co-owners.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Eight University of Mississippi counselors have already received the certification to better equip them to identify gambling addiction in students, the researchers said.
—Michael Goldberg Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post has reported that the White House subsequently pressured HHS to avoid any more vaccine-policy changes and installed a new chief counselor, Chris Klomp, to rein in the department.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The disaster included the deaths of 28 people at Camp Mystic, including 25 children, two young adult counselors and one of the camp’s co-owners.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
Eight University of Mississippi counselors have already received the certification to better equip them to identify gambling addiction in students, the researchers said.
—Michael Goldberg Mississippi Today, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
The Washington Post has reported that the White House subsequently pressured HHS to avoid any more vaccine-policy changes and installed a new chief counselor, Chris Klomp, to rein in the department.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
Noun
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On December 27, 2017, Robin Rosenzweig, the wife of Elliott Broidy and a legal adviser to his investment firm, received what appeared to be a security alert from Google, asking for her Gmail password.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lewandowski had been an unpaid adviser to Noem.—
Nate Raymond,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Art Hartinger is the lawyer who has been representing the county.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Jesús Eduardo Arias, a lawyer representing the Ramos-Solano family, said that an independent investigation into Ramos’ death will be underway to determine his cause of death.—
Ryanne Mena,
Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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In interviews with The Star, politicians, consultants and other political experts touted Graves’ ability to use his influence in Washington to bolster Kansas City’s most important projects.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tila Lee, a design consultant from Calgary, found a tracking device in her rental recently.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Part of what contributes to the slim odds is the fact that Morris is seeking to move the process forward using Christian arbitration, while Gateway wants to use a standard legal approach, Morris’ attorney Bill Mateja told the Star-Telegram last July.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, estate planning and probate may have no experience dealing with Chapter 415 of the Florida Statutes.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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