judge advocate meaning

UK /dʒʌdʒ ˈædvəkeɪt/ US /dʒʌdʒ ˈædvəkət/ 4 syllables

judge advocate (noun): an officer assigned to the judge advocate general.

judge advocate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

judge advocate as a noun

  1. an officer assigned to the judge advocate general

    Type of: commissioned officer

  2. a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander

    Type of: staff officer

How to pronounce judge advocate

judge advocate is pronounced /dʒʌdʒ ˈædvəkeɪt/ in British English and /dʒʌdʒ ˈædvəkət/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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