JUDGE ADVOCATE

IPA (US):

 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 

• JUDGE ADVOCATE (noun)

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)