Counselor vs Counsel - What's the difference?
counselor | counsel |
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
A licensed and professionally trained counselor.
(education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
(legal) A counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law or counsellor-at-law is an attorney.
(politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
(leisure) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
The exchange of opinions and advice; consultation.
* Bible, Matthew xxvii. 1
Exercise of judgment; prudence.
* Hooker
Advice; guidance.
* Shakespeare
* Tennyson
Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
* Bible, Psalms xxxiii. 11
* Bible, Proverbs xii. 5
(obsolete) A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.
* Gower
A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC).
To give advice, especially professional advice.
To recommend
Counsel is a related term of counselor.
As nouns the difference between counselor and counsel
is that counselor is a professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems while counsel is the exchange of opinions and advice; consultation.As a verb counsel is
to give advice, especially professional advice.counselor
English
(wikipedia counselor)Alternative forms
* counselour; counsellor (qualifier); counsellour; counseller (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* community counseling * rehabilitation counseling * marriage counseling * family counseling * school counseling * mental health counseling * college counselingcounsel
English
Noun
(en noun)- All the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to put him to death.
- They all confess, therefore, in the working of that first cause, that counsel is used.
- I like thy counsel ; well hast thou advised.
- It was ill counsel had misled the girl.
- The counsel of the Lord standeth forever.
- The counsels of the wicked are deceit.
- thilke lord to whom no counsel may be hid
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
- The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.
- Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.