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abogado

full

counsel

noun

Definitions of counsel

English

a lawyer, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsellor, solicitor, barrister, advocate, or other individual licensed to practice law

He went to work as general counsel for a pharmaceutical company.

English

If you keep your own counsel then you do not tell other people your thoughts or opinions.

For now, she must keep her own counsel.