noun
1. : a retainer of a lawyer merely to watch proceedings for one not a party to them
2. : a commission to observe proceedings (as of a legislative body) for persons who may be concerned in them
noun
1. : a retainer of a lawyer merely to watch proceedings for one not a party to them
2. : a commission to observe proceedings (as of a legislative body) for persons who may be concerned in them
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012