Attorney may refer to:

• Attorney at law, a lawyer in some countries
• Attorney general, the principal legal adviser to a government
• Attorney-in-fact, a person authorised to act on someone else's behalf in a legal or business matter by a power of attorney
• Attorney (England and Wales), a person, who may be but is not necessarily a lawyer, who is authorised to act on someone else's behalf in either a business or a personal matter

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Noun

attorney (plural attorneys)

1. (law) In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
2. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

   Usage note: In this sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

Synonyms

• mouthpiece (slang)
• advocate

Lawyers are people who practice law. In most countries, lawyers enter their profession through a period of specialized study. Lawyers are a frequent target of criticism, in part because they are often the public face of unscrupulous parties such as persons being tried for crimes, because they employ a specialized jargon which makes it difficult for persons without a legal education to receive the benefits of the legal system without hiring a lawyer, and because they make up a disproportionate percentage of politicians.

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