Adviser vs. Counsel — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Adviser and Counsel
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Adviser
An adviser or advisor is normally a person with more and deeper knowledge in a specific area and usually also includes persons with cross-functional and multidisciplinary expertise. An adviser's role is that of a mentor or guide and differs categorically from that of a task-specific consultant.
Counsel
A counsel or a counsellor at law is a person who gives advice and deals with various issues, particularly in legal matters. It is a title often used interchangeably with the title of lawyer.
Adviser
One that advises, such as a person or firm that offers official or professional advice to clients.
Counsel
The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation
Joined in counsel with colleagues before deciding the issue.
Adviser
An educator who advises students in academic and personal matters.
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Counsel
Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person.
Adviser
One who advises
Counsel
Private, guarded thoughts or opinions
Keep one's own counsel.
Adviser
One who advises.
Counsel
A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court.
Adviser
An expert who gives advice;
An adviser helped students select their courses
The United States sent military advisors to Guatemala
Counsel
To give counsel to; advise
Counseled us to be prudent.
Counsel
To recommend
Counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations.
Counsel
To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council.
Counsel
The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.
Counsel
Exercise of judgment; prudence.
Counsel
Advice; guidance.
Counsel
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
Counsel
A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
Counsel
(transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).
The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.
Counsel
(transitive) To recommend (a course of action).
I would counsel prudence in this matter.
Counsel
Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.
All the chief priest and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
Counsel
Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate judgment; prudence.
They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.
Counsel
Result of consultation; advice; instruction.
I like thy counsel; well hast thou advised.
It was ill counsel had misled the girl.
Counsel
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
The counsel of the Lord standeth forever.
The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
Counsel
A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
Thilke lord . . . to whom no counsel may be hid.
Counsel
One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one professionally engaged in the trial or management of a cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has able counsel.
The King found his counsel as refractory as his judges.
The players can not keep counsel: they 'll tell all.
Counsel
To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a person.
Good sir, I do in friendship counsel youTo leave this place.
Counsel
To advise or recommend, as an act or course.
They who counsel war.
Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb,Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth.
Counsel
A lawyer who pleads cases in court
Counsel
Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
Counsel
Give advice to;
The teacher counsels troubled students
The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
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