(Ireland, Hong Kong, Commonwealth, _, outside of the realm, law) An honorific status officially conferred on senior or meritorious barristers (and occasionally other kinds of lawyer).
The two Senior Counsels, who were very familiar with each other, were addressing one another as ‘Mister’, while I was addressing both by their Christian names.
“NEW: FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has promoted several of the agency's staff members, including Senior Counsel Erin Boone, who will now serve as Deputy Chief of Staff.”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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