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/ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/ · noun
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts..
Postmen, binmen, dock workers, even barristers are now on strike. Where will all this end?
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Barrister means (chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts..
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Postmen, binmen, dock workers, even barristers are now on strike. Where will all this end?
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