| Pronunciation: | | su'lisitur
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| Matching Terms: | | solicitor general, solicitor-general, solicitorship, solicitous, solicitously, solicitousness
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- [n] a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
- [n] a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
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| | Synonyms: | | canvasser |
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| | See Also: | | attorney, fundraiser, law agent, lawyer, petitioner, suppliant, supplicant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]
1. One who solicits.
2. (Law)
(a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in
court; -- formerly, in English practice, the
professional designation of a person admitted to
practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the
Note under {Attorney}.
(b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or
government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of
the treasury.
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