barrister
noun
, ˈba-rə-\
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One grandfather was a longtime member of Parliament; a grandmother was the first female barrister in the country; and both of his parents, Sydney and Felicia, were leading anti-apartheid lawyers. — Julie Belcove, WSJ, "William Kentridge Tackles the History of Apartheid and Colonialism in His Latest Production," 4 Dec. 2018 An unhappily married interior decorator meets an unhappily married London barrister. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Two-and-a-half years on, the external review team, led by Charles Geekie QC, a barrister specialising in child protection, has conducted more than a hundred witness interviews and reviewed thousands of pages of evidence. — SI.com, "Chelsea Issue Statement Following Damning Report Detailing Historic Sexual Abuse at Club," 6 Aug. 2019 Working-class closed shops, such as that of the printworkers, were broken, while professional closed shops, notably for barristers, were left to thrive. — The Economist, "The trouble with open v closed," 22 Mar. 2018 Five defence barristers represented the defendants. — The Economist, "Victims get a bigger role in prosecuting those who wronged them," 14 June 2019 Rather than choosing another dress for the red carpet moment, the 41-year-old, award-winning barrister chose an unexpected two piece. — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, "Amal Clooney Made a Rare, Romantic Red Carpet Appearance With Husband George," 14 May 2019 Despite all this, many barristers do not want the wigs and robes abolished. — The Economist, "As temperatures rise, English lawyers’ costumes look odder than ever," 5 July 2018 The barrister showed us some serious glam in a floor-length J. Mendel navy and white chiffon gown with matching navy heels, a navy and gold clutch, and bling-y sapphire and diamond earrings. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Amal Clooney Accepts UN Global Citizens Award," 6 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'barrister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Legal Definition of barrister
Note: Many countries in the Commonwealth (as England and Australia) and the Republic of Ireland divide the legal profession into barristers and solicitors. In Canada, every lawyer is both a barrister and a solicitor, although individual lawyers may describe themselves as one or the other. Scotland uses the term advocate to refer to lawyers allowed to argue cases in its courts.