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counselor
noun
a
person
trained
to
give
advice
and
emotional
support
to
people
who
have
personal
,
social
,
or
psychological
problems
•
After
the
accident
,
Maria
spoke
with
a
counselor
to
help
her
cope
with
her
anxiety
.
After
the
accident
,
Maria
spoke
with
a
counselor
to
help
her
cope
with
her
anxiety
.
•
The
school
hired
an
additional
counselor
so
students
could
get
advice
about
college
applications
.
The
school
hired
an
additional
counselor
so
students
could
get
advice
about
college
applications
.
From
Middle
English
counseilour
,
borrowed
from
Anglo-French
,
from
Old
French
conseiller
“
to
advise
.”
noun
a
lawyer
who
gives
legal
advice
and
speaks
for
clients
in
court
•
The
judge
asked
the
defense
counselor
to
present
her
closing
argument
.
The
judge
asked
the
defense
counselor
to
present
her
closing
argument
.
•
Before
signing
the
contract
,
Lucas
consulted
a
counselor
to
understand
the
fine
print
.
Before
signing
the
contract
,
Lucas
consulted
a
counselor
to
understand
the
fine
print
.
Legal
sense
extended
in
American
English
during
the
18th
century
from
the
earlier
general
sense
of
‘
adviser
’.
noun
a
senior
diplomatic
officer
in
an
embassy
,
ranking
just
below
an
ambassador
•
The
economic
counselor
at
the
embassy
arranged
a
meeting
with
local
business
leaders
.
The
economic
counselor
at
the
embassy
arranged
a
meeting
with
local
business
leaders
.
•
She
was
promoted
to
political
counselor
after
ten
years
of
diplomatic
service
.
She
was
promoted
to
political
counselor
after
ten
years
of
diplomatic
service
.
Borrowed
into
diplomatic
language
from
French
conseiller
,
reflecting
19th-century
European
diplomatic
rankings
.
counsellor
noun
a
person
trained
to
give
advice
and
emotional
support
to
people
who
have
personal
,
social
,
or
psychological
problems
•
The
university
provides
free
sessions
with
a
student
counsellor
during
exam
season
.
The
university
provides
free
sessions
with
a
student
counsellor
during
exam
season
.
•
After
his
parents
divorced
,
Jake
met
weekly
with
a
family
counsellor
.
After
his
parents
divorced
,
Jake
met
weekly
with
a
family
counsellor
.
Spelling
with
double
“
l
”
follows
standard
British
pattern
for
verbs
ending
in
–l
+
‑er
/
‑or
suffixes
.
noun
a
lawyer
who
gives
legal
advice
and
speaks
for
clients
in
court
•
The
barrister
acted
as
lead
counsellor
for
the
defence
.
The
barrister
acted
as
lead
counsellor
for
the
defence
.
•
Before
the
trial
,
the
counsellor
advised
his
client
to
gather
more
evidence
.
Before
the
trial
,
the
counsellor
advised
his
client
to
gather
more
evidence
.
Legal
sense
parallels
the
American
use
of
“
counselor
,”
but
British
spelling
keeps
the
doubled
“
l
.”
noun
a
senior
diplomatic
officer
in
an
embassy
,
ranking
just
below
an
ambassador
•
The
commercial
counsellor
at
Britain
’
s
embassy
in
Tokyo
negotiated
trade
agreements
.
The
commercial
counsellor
at
Britain
’
s
embassy
in
Tokyo
negotiated
trade
agreements
.
•
He
served
as
cultural
counsellor
in
Paris
before
being
posted
to
Washington
.
He
served
as
cultural
counsellor
in
Paris
before
being
posted
to
Washington
.
Aligns
with
British
spelling
conventions
and
diplomatic
titles
used
across
the
Commonwealth
.
counsel
noun
professional
or
formal
advice
,
especially
given
to
someone
about
a
serious
or
private
matter
•
The
teacher
offered
wise
counsel
to
the
nervous
student
before
the
exam
.
The
teacher
offered
wise
counsel
to
the
nervous
student
before
the
exam
.
•
Whenever
he
faced
a
tough
decision
,
Marcus
sought
his
grandfather
’
s
counsel
.
Whenever
he
faced
a
tough
decision
,
Marcus
sought
his
grandfather
’
s
counsel
.
From
Old
French
conseil
,
from
Latin
consilium
meaning
‘
consultation
,
advice
’.
noun
a
lawyer
or
group
of
lawyers
who
represent
someone
in
a
court
of
law
•
The
defendant
’
s
counsel
argued
that
there
was
not
enough
evidence
to
convict
.
The
defendant
’
s
counsel
argued
that
there
was
not
enough
evidence
to
convict
.
•
Before
signing
the
contract
,
she
asked
corporate
counsel
to
review
the
details
.
Before
signing
the
contract
,
she
asked
corporate
counsel
to
review
the
details
.
verb
-
counsel
,
counselling
,
counsels
,
counselled
to
give
advice
to
someone
,
especially
on
personal
or
professional
problems
•
The
therapist
counselled
the
couple
to
communicate
more
openly
.
The
therapist
counselled
the
couple
to
communicate
more
openly
.
•
Teachers
are
trained
to
counsel
students
who
feel
stressed
.
Teachers
are
trained
to
counsel
students
who
feel
stressed
.