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or counsellors
1
as in advisers
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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as in lawyers
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 counselors
Grief counselors The Autism Society of Maryland helped develop the $44 million Patuxent Commons apartment complex and provided a resources coordinator and grief counselors for residents with their partners Mission First Housing Group.
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Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Our school counselors are available for any staff or student who may need support during this difficult time.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Take what’s often called the Tarasoff duty or rule, which requires that counselors warn potential victims if a person makes a serious threat of violence during therapy.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The union, which represents about 1,400 educators, counselors and other education professionals, has also demanded the district cut from the roughly $117 million worth of contracts rather than in-house staff and services.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The network’s 62 unionized staff members — including teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors and social workers — are represented by Chicago Teachers Union.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
In all, 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors died in the flood.
—Emily Foxhall, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In total, 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic died in the flood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Our school counselors are available for any staff or student who may need support during this difficult time.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026
Take what’s often called the Tarasoff duty or rule, which requires that counselors warn potential victims if a person makes a serious threat of violence during therapy.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
The union, which represents about 1,400 educators, counselors and other education professionals, has also demanded the district cut from the roughly $117 million worth of contracts rather than in-house staff and services.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The network’s 62 unionized staff members — including teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors and social workers — are represented by Chicago Teachers Union.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
With basic training and coordination, our dental team identified at-risk people and connected them to behavioral health counselors.
—Divya Upadhyay, STAT, 25 Feb. 2026
In all, 27 Camp Mystic campers and counselors died in the flood.
—Emily Foxhall, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
In total, 27 campers and counselors at Camp Mystic died in the flood.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselors
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The complexity of real estate means that expert guidance — from attorneys, agents, brokers, inspectors, accountants and financial advisors — will always matter.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Mar. 2026
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In 2018, the sheriff’s office invited Friedmann to join a group of outside advisers on jail reform, and in the months before Friedmann’s arrest Hall had met with him many times.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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And a federal law enforcement official told Chung’s lawyers her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Independent analysts as well as OpenAI staff have also advocated for a process in which independent lawyers would be able to review the full contract and share their analysis with concerned employees.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Crockett seemed to see enemies everywhere, and closed her campaign lashing out at certain political consultants and reporters.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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As a brokerage built around client advocacy, its professionals were positioned as consultants whose role was to evaluate the full landscape and identify the PEO partner that best aligned with each client’s operational realities and long-term goals.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Counselors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselors. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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