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or counsellor
1
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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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
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselor
Santa Ana Unified School District will issue final layoff notices this week to 262 employees, including teachers, counselors and instructional coaches.
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Mastrangelo’s interactions with children had been noticed by and become a source of concern to fellow counselors and some parents, the investigation revealed.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
In East Aurora, overall vacancies — inclusive of vacancies for teachers, paraprofessionals, school counselors, etc. — went up slightly in recent years, from 67 in 2023 to 71 in 2025, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Petersen gets calls from farmers, advocates and the counselors to stay up to date on what’s happening in the state.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 20 May 2025
Mastrangelo’s interactions with children had been noticed by and become a source of concern to fellow counselors and some parents, the investigation revealed.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025
In East Aurora, overall vacancies — inclusive of vacancies for teachers, paraprofessionals, school counselors, etc. — went up slightly in recent years, from 67 in 2023 to 71 in 2025, according to data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
Petersen gets calls from farmers, advocates and the counselors to stay up to date on what’s happening in the state.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
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David Kowalsky is a high-risk security consultant and firearms instructor based in South Florida.—
David Kowalsky,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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Gregory Wright, a former classmate who is now an educator and consultant on the show, inspired the role of Gregory Eddie.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
29 May 2025
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Hope all lawyers at Paul Weiss of conviction join them.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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One provided a transcript from such a chat group that showed a lawyer advising students not to leave the country or use domestic air travel, and wait for official announcements from the school.—
Laurie Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Sun has become perhaps the most prominent buyer of the World Liberty Financial crypto token that Trump partially owns, spending at least $75 million according to posts on X. Sun is a World Liberty adviser.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Offline, good advisers often employ the tactic of laying out a narrative around a problem before launching into their recommendation — a framework reflected on TikTok, where creators tend to blend advice with a personal story.—
Eliza Brooke,
Vox,
23 May 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Another partner exiting Paul Weiss is Jeannie Rhee, who worked as a prosecutor on the special counsel Robert Mueller's team, which investigated Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government in its efforts.—
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Under the law, the president appoints the general counsel who can be fired but board members have five-year terms.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Ever since companies began to use enterprise AI, advocates have continually said that the technology wasn’t out to replace jobs, and that humans would always be a necessary part of the equation.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Even with the availability of federal vouchers and other housing aid, thousands of people remain bouncing between hotel rooms, living out of their cars or in other unstable housing situations, advocates said.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Only 20 experts out of the roughly 525 who did the work at USAID's Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Relief are being hired by PRM, the source said.—
Jonathan Landay,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Food security experts say tens of thousands of cases are expected in the coming year.—
Mohammed Jahjouh,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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