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judge advocate

judge ad·vo·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhj verb ad-vuh-keyt]
    • /dʒʌdʒ verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhj verb ad-vuh-keyt]
    • /dʒʌdʒ verb ˈæd vəˌkeɪt/

Definitions of judge advocate words

  • noun plural judge advocate a staff officer designated as legal adviser to a commander and charged with the administration of military justice. 1
  • noun judge advocate law: at military court martial 1
  • noun judge advocate an officer who superintends proceedings at a military court martial 0
  • noun judge advocate a military legal officer; esp., an officer designated to act as prosecutor at a court-martial 0
  • noun judge advocate (US) A commissioned officer acting as a lawyer to advise a court martial on points of law or to act as prosecutor. 0
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Origin of judge advocate

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Judge advocate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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judge advocate popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for judge advocate

noun judge advocate

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  • das — hyrax.
  • district attorney — an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district.
  • judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
  • justice — Donald, 1925–2004, U.S. poet.
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