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JUDGE ADVOCATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does judge advocate mean?
• JUDGE ADVOCATE (noun)
The noun JUDGE ADVOCATE has 2 senses:
1. an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
2. a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
Familiarity information: JUDGE ADVOCATE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An officer assigned to the judge advocate general
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("judge advocate" is a kind of...):
commissioned officer (a military officer holding a commission)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("judge advocate" is a kind of...):
staff officer (a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
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