attorney general
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the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. att. gen.
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Attorney Generalnoun(in the United Kingdom except Scotland) the senior law officer and chief legal counsel of the Crown: a member of the government and of the House of Commons
attorney general
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attorneys general,
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attorney generals
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the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. att. gen.
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Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet. Atty. Gen.
Attorney General
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(in the United Kingdom except Scotland) the senior law officer and chief legal counsel of the Crown: a member of the government and of the House of Commons
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(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet
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(in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister
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a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government
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(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government
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(in some states of the US) a public prosecutor
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Origin of attorney general
First recorded in 1575–85
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Becerra is a former member of Congress who represented Los Angeles, and he was the California attorney general and U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The records available for his predecessor, Greg Abbott, show a stark difference: Abbott traveled mostly within the state as attorney general, and his security cost $203,000 during his last three years in the office.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Texas law allows the Department of Public Safety to provide security for key state leaders, including the attorney general, but does not require officials to use it.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed the state’s attorney general as special prosecutor.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
March 5: A. Mitchell Palmer becomes attorney general of the United States.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
The only other link on the site is to former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s implementation memo, which promised new LEP guidance within 180 days.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Former Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said she never used a security detail during her 12 years in office, which ended in 2024.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said al-Hammami had a “drift toward extremism and terrorism” beginning in 2017 while studying in Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But a government watchdog recently cleared Powell of criminal wrongdoing in a costly Fed renovation project, and US Attorney General Todd Blanche said he would not reopen an investigation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Through it all, Attorney General Palmer continued to practice restraint, and soon he paid the price for it.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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