bar
- noun
- /bɑr/
- Jargon
- Sir Thomas, I'm called to the Bar.
- bar exam
- admission to the bar
- the bar association
She could be referred for bar investigations.
- She could be referred for bar investigations.
Examples
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You're a member of the bar.
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I have a law degree and I passed the bar.
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Members of this committee have reported to American Bar Association meetings in the past.
Academic text (1993) -
Our mission as a law school is to educate lawyers for the Texas bar, for Texas law firms.
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After passing the exams, I felt proud to finally join the bar as a licensed attorney.
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Being a member of the bar means adhering to strict ethical standards in legal practice.
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She is preparing for her interview with the local bar association to discuss her application.
Synonyms
A group of people qualified and licensed to practice law in a country or area
People like lawyers or judges who practice law in a particular area
Idioms
Compounds
A Jewish ceremony for a boy on his thirteenth birthday marking his religious responsibilities
- Specialized
A metal bar under a car that reduces how much the car leans in turns
- Specialized
A vertical line on a music staff that shows where one group of beats ends and the next begins
- Specialized
A strong metal bar inside a vehicle that protects people if it flips over
A long strong iron bar with a flat or forked end that you use to force things apart
A horizontal bar fixed at a height for lifting your body until your chin is above it
- Offensive
A system that keeps people of different races apart and often denies rights to Black people
- Specialized
A pair of vertical lines in written music that show the end of a main section or the whole piece
- Specialized
A symbol in programming that returns true when one or both conditions are true
- Archaic
A machine that prints a whole line at once by hitting paper with a moving bar
- Archaic
A diagonal band on a shield in heraldry running from the upper right to the lower left
- Specialized
A unit of pressure measured from complete vacuum and equal to the air pressure at sea level
A table game like pool where short cues hit balls into holes while knocking wooden pegs loses points
- Specialized
A solid metal bar that sits in a horse's mouth to help the rider control the horse
- US
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
- Specialized
A straight rectangular piece of metal that attracts iron and has opposite poles at each end
- Specialized
An arch of bone or flexible tissue at the side of a fish's throat that supports the gills
A single metal pole fixed high between two posts that gymnasts swing and perform moves on
- Specialized
A metal rod in a sewing machine that holds and moves the needle up and down
- US
A long heavy metal tool with a flat chisel end for prying and a curved claw end for pulling nails
- Specialized
A long heavy tool for packing material tightly into a hole or small space
A ski lift with a T-shaped bar that pulls skiers or snowboarders uphill as they hold it
- Specialized
A metal bar under a vehicle that twists to act like a spring and absorb shocks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bar for the legal profession comes from the wooden barrier in a courtroom; being 'admitted to the bar' meant you were allowed to stand inside that area and act as a lawyer.