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attorney general

noun

, plural attorneys general, attorney generals.

the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department. : att. gen.
Attorney General, the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet. : Atty. Gen.

attorney general

Attorney General

(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
(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet
(in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister

First recorded in 1575–85

“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.

Closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.

Justice League NYC met with the state attorney general and held a press conference yesterday at City Hall.

The governor-elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott, accepted more than $6.8 million.

After a dozen years of serving as Texas attorney general, Greg Abbott prides himself on knowing the law.

For the purpose of ascertaining the Board's powers in this connection the opinion of the Attorney General has been requested.

With the eloquence of a Cicero and the skill of an attorney-general, Miss Sleek "showed cause" against everybody.

Mr. Perrin was named attorney-general, and Mr. O'Loghlin, solicitor-general.

The bill, however, was ably defended by the attorney-general; and it passed into law.

The attorney-general demurred to the challenge; on which the question previously debated was re-argued.

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