Citizen's Advice Bureau

noun (plural Citizen's Advice Bureaux) (abbreviation CAB)

Definition

› an organization in the UK that gives free advice to people who have legal and financial problems: Anyone injured at work can obtain advice quickly from their local Citizen's Advice Bureau.

(Definition of Citizen's Advice Bureau noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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