general counsel

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Definition of general counsel in English English dictionary

  The General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority investigates unfair labor practice (ULP) charges and files and prosecutes ULP complaints   He/she also supervises the Authority's Regional Directors who, in turn, have been delegated authority by FLRA to process representation petitions

The senior lawyer of a corporation This is normally a full-time employee of the corporation although some corporations contract this position out to a lawyer with a private firm

USA: The senior lawyer of a corporation This is normally a full time employee of the corporation although some corporations contract this position out to a lawyer with a private firm

Hyphenation

gen·er·al coun·sel

Turkish pronunciation

cenrıl kaunsıl

Pronunciation

/ˈʤenrəl ˈkounsəl/ /ˈʤɛnrəl ˈkaʊnsəl/