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 The lawyers for the Presley plaintiffs are seeking roughly $50 million in damages, along with reimbursement of court costs and attorneys fees. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 Defense attorney Luis Villegas confirmed that Jáuregui was ordered to face trial. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 Eventually, an edict from the top came that existing attorneys should not anticipate additions to the court teams, according to one source. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026 In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys. — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 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
  • Yotova's main challenger is economist Andrei Gyurov, a former deputy governor of the central bank and caretaker prime minister who led the country in the early months of 2026.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy
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  • On Sunday, the lawyers for the DOJ managed to get a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to convene a rare emergency hearing because, OMG, people are actually voting and California is processing ballots!
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Then The New York Times’ general counsel, David McCraw, spoke to Griffin’s lawyer, Tom Clare, though the two men offered somewhat different versions of what was said.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of lawyer
Noun
  • Bezos hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, and representatives for Bezos didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Delja Hancock, a motor vehicle representative for the DMV, joined the strike at its headquarters.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of representative
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  • Each participant will get a tailored calendar of pre-booked meetings with teams from the JAFF Future Project selection, rights holders from JAFF IP Connection, exhibitors and other delegates.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Late last month, roughly 100 dockworker delegates from four countries rallied outside DP World’s Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver, following an international anti-automation summit that included Montreal’s own CUPE Local 375.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of delegate
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  • According to Jáuregui’s defense team, the federal prosecutor’s office said the agents were close to the person who led the operation, the Chihuahua investigations chief who was one of two deceased Mexicans.
    — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Even nicotine-free formulas contain flavorings and solvent agents like propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of agent
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  • Tan-Gillespie ultimately stayed with the chain throughout secondary school, later rising to assistant general manager.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Allen denied both women's allegations and filed counterclaims against them in July 2023, accusing his former manager of defamation and other claims and accusing Jane Doe 2 of unlawfully taking his cellphone following their encounter.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of manager
Noun
  • Their representatives spoke after meeting with Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu earlier Monday, before the ministers’ news conference.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • He was reelected four years later and was succeeded by one of his cabinet ministers, Dilma Rousseff, in 2010.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
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