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counsel /ˈkaʊns(ə)l /noun1 [mass noun] Advice, especially that given formally: with wise counsel a couple can buy a home that will be appreciating in value [count noun]: for the public, simple counsels of more patience are not enough...- As for the European Union, the situation is really bad, though wiser counsels may prevail in the next week or so.
- In fact, this is only one of many wise counsels to the cautious buyer who fears being landed with a freshly minted or happily married antique.
- To the spiritually minded he was rich in wise counsels.
Synonyms advice, guidance, direction, instruction, information, enlightenment; recommendations, suggestions, hints, tips, pointers, guidelines, ideas, opinions, views, facts, data; warning, admonition, caution 1.1 archaic Consultation, especially to seek or give advice: he took much counsel with himSynonyms conference, consultation, discussion, deliberation, dialogue, conversation; talks, negotiations formal confabulation 2 (plural same) A barrister or other legal adviser conducting a case: the counsel for the defence...- Your role as a defence counsel is to fearlessly advocate for the person you are representing.
- In other words, the efforts of the defence counsel on a partial indemnity basis are justified.
- Defence counsel and the accused waive this date for jury selection and trial.
Synonyms barrister, lawyer, counsellor, legal practitioner; North American attorney; North American & Irish counsellor-at-law; Scottish Law advocate informal brief verb (counsels, counselling, counselled; US counsels, counseling, counseled) [with object]1Give advice to (someone): careers officers should counsel young people in making their career decisions...- I would expect police officers to counsel the drivers on what is to be acquired.
- In these new circumstances, he has counselled writers and intellectuals to be cautious.
- In fact, she was counseled to remove her ear hoop for the forum, but she refused.
1.1Give professional help and advice to (someone) to resolve personal or psychological problems: he was being counselled for depression...- If professionals fail to counsel patients in the way recognized by their peers as appropriate they may be negligent.
- His wife is a psychologist who counsels cancer patients for a living.
- She estimated that she's counselled about 400 people, almost all of them women, since founding the organisation.
1.2Recommend (a course of action): the athlete’s coach counselled caution...- In fact, commanders counselled caution and warned that hasty judgements by the media would be premature!
- The national development agency's study, which counselled caution, examined housing prices in 35 cities and urged authorities to prevent developing price distortions.
- At most it counsels caution, prudence and a little more scepticism.
Synonyms advise, guide, direct, recommend, encourage, entreat, urge, warn, admonish, caution; give guidance to, give direction to, give one's opinion to, give one's suggestions to Phrases a counsel of despair a counsel of perfection keep one's own counsel take counsel Origin Middle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium 'consultation, advice', related to consulere (see consult). Compare with council. Rhymes council, groundsel |