(UK, historical) A barrister appointed annually by judges to revise the list of voters for Members of Parliament.
(UK, historical) A barrister appointed annually by judges to revise the list of voters for Members of Parliament.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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One who revises.
(legal, US) In several states, an official charged with the responsibility for making new statutes technically consistent with the existing body of law.
(chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
(translation studies) A person who verifies the quality of a translated text in professional translation project management.
(UK, historic) A barrister or advocate appointed by the Crown during the reign of a king.