counsel
/ˈkaʊnsəl/ noun [C] LAWDefinition
› a lawyer or group of lawyers whose job is to speak for someone in a court of law: defence counsel/counsel for the defence prosecuting counsel/counsel for the prosecution
› US a person or group of people whose job is to give legal advice to a company or large organization: counsel for/to sb/sth She acts as tax counsel for the National Association of Realtors. Dent later became White House counsel to the president. → See also general counsel
(Definition of counsel noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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