advocate : Idioms & Phrases

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devil's advocate

  • noun someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument
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Faculty of advocates

  • (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh.
Webster 1913

Judge advocate

  • noun an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
  • noun a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
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  • . See under Judge.
Webster 1913

judge advocate general

  • noun the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
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Lord advocate

  • (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer.
Webster 1913