advisory service | a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making |
opinion ruling | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) |
expertness expertise | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge |
poll opinion poll public opinion poll canvass | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
impression feeling belief notion opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed, his impression of her was favorable, what are your feelings about the crisis?, it strengthened my belief in his sincerity, I had a feeling that she was lying |
opinion sentiment persuasion view thought | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty, my opinion differs from yours, I am not of your persuasion, what are your thoughts on Haiti? |
public opinion popular opinion opinion vox populi | a belief or sentiment shared by most people, the voice of the people, he asked for a poll of public opinion |
preconception prepossession parti pris preconceived opinion preconceived idea preconceived notion | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence, he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions |
opinion legal opinion judgment judgement | the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision, opinions are usually written by a single judge |
concurring opinion | an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning |
dissenting opinion | an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case |
majority opinion | the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion') |
advisory | an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat, a frost advisory |
opinion view | a message expressing a belief about something, the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof, his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page |
adverse opinion | an opinion concerning financial statements (usually based on an audit by a CPA) that the statements as a whole do not present results fairly or are not in conformity with the generally accepted accounting practices of the United States |
dispute difference difference of opinion conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important, he had a dispute with his wife, there were irreconcilable differences, the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats |
advisory board planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
computer expert computer guru | an authority on computers and computing |
economist economic expert | an expert in the science of economics |
efficiency expert efficiency engineer | an expert in increasing the efficient use of machines and personnel |
escapologist escape expert | an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
expert witness | a witness who has knowledge not normally possessed by the average person concerning the topic that he is to testify about |
fingerprint expert fingerprint specialist fingerprint man | a specialist in identifying fingerprints |
graphologist handwriting expert | a specialist in inferring character from handwriting |
jurist legal expert | a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations |
macroeconomist macroeconomic expert | an economist who specializes in macroeconomics |
microeconomist microeconomic expert | an economist who specializes in microeconomics |
give birth deliver bear birth have | cause to be born, My wife had twins yesterday! |
deliver present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea), The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students |
deliver | utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.), The students delivered a cry of joy |
render deliver return | pass down, render a verdict, deliver a judgment |
deliver | bring to a destination, make a delivery, our local super market delivers |
deliver pitch d | throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball, The pitcher delivered the ball |
surrender cede deliver give up | relinquish possession or control over, The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in |
hand over fork over fork out fork up turn in deliver render | to surrender someone or something to another, the guard delivered the criminal to the police, render up the prisoners, render the town to the enemy, fork over the money |
deliver drive home | carry out or perform, deliver an attack, deliver a blow, The boxer drove home a solid left |
extradite deliver deport | hand over to the authorities of another country, They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there |
succeed win come through bring home the bacon deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal, The enterprise succeeded, We succeeded in getting tickets to the show, she struggled to overcome her handicap and won |
rescue deliver | free from harm or evil |
deliver redeem save a | save from sins |
advisory consultative consultatory consultive | giving advice, an advisory memorandum, his function was purely consultative |
adept expert good practiced proficient skillful skilful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude, adept in handicrafts, an adept juggler, an expert job, a good mechanic, a practiced marksman, a proficient engineer, a lesser-known but no less skillful composer, the effect was achieved by skillful retouching |
technical expert | of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood, technical terminology, a technical report, technical language |
genetic genetical | of or relating to the science of genetics, genetic research |
genic genetic genetical | of or relating to or produced by or being a gene, genic combinations, genetic code |
anthropological | of or concerned with the science of anthropology, anthropological studies |
expertly like an expert | in an expert manner, he repaired the TV set expertly |