QC

abbr. Law Queen's Counsel.

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abbreviation

1. Quartermaster Corps

2. Queen's Counsel

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abbrev

1. Quality circle

2. Quality control

3. Queen's College

4. Queen's Counsel

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QC UK [ˌkjuː ˈsiː] US [ˌkju ˈsi] noun [countable] [singular QC plural QCs]

Queen’s Counsel: in the UK, a lawyer of high status

Thesaurus: lawyers and people who work in law courts_hyponym

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QC «KYOO SEE», adjective.

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QC jets can expand air cargo service to small cities (K. E. Schaefte).

Q.C. or QC (no periods),

Queen's Counsel.

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abbr.

■ quality control

■ Quebec (in official postal use)

■ Law Queen's Counsel

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abbr

1 quality control

2 Brit Queen's Counsel

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QC [QC] [ˌkjuː ˈsiː] [ˌkjuː ˈsiː] noun

(in Britain) the highest level of ↑barrister, who can speak for the government in court. QC is the abbreviation for ‘Queen's Counsel ’ and is used when there is a queen in Britain.

compare ↑KC

 

Culture:

A QC wears a silk gown (= a long loose piece of clothing worn over other clothes) and is also known as a ‘silk’. Other barristers are known as ‘juniors’.

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