Meaning & use
attorney
A person who is legally qualified and authorized to act on behalf of others, especially in legal matters.
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The attorney reviewed the contract carefully before advising her client to sign it.
He hired an attorney to represent him during the dispute with his landlord.
A note on using this word
In American English, attorney and lawyer are largely interchangeable, though attorney is more common in formal legal titles.
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