Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun friend_of_the_court

1 sense of friend of the court

Sense 1
amicus curiae, friend of the court -- (an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest)
       => adviser, advisor, consultant -- (an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala")