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brain trust |
a group of experts who advise a government's, company's, or other organization's administrators on policy matters. |
brief |
to advise by means of a summary. [1/8 definitions] |
counsel |
to advise in favor of; advocate. [1/6 definitions] |
county agent |
a person employed by the government in rural areas to advise and educate in farming, managing natural resources, home economics, and the like; agricultural agent. |
encourage |
to enthusiastically advise (someone) to do something; urge. [1/3 definitions] |
exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. [1/2 definitions] |
lawyer |
one whose profession is to advise clients about legal matters and conduct lawsuits in court; attorney. |
mentor |
to advise, train, or counsel ( esp. one's student or lower-ranking colleague). [1/2 definitions] |
prudential |
having the power to advise or act for another, as in business matters. [1/2 definitions] |
recommend |
to present as worth doing; suggest; advise. [1/3 definitions] |
should |
used to advise another person or yourself to do something, or to express that some action is a good or important thing for someone to do. [1/4 definitions] |
steer1 |
to direct or advise toward a course of action. [1/5 definitions] |
teach |
to tell in order to advise or instruct. [1/7 definitions] |
warn |
to tell of a possible danger. [2 definitions] |
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