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attorney general of the United States

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  1. The head of the United States Department of Justice and a member of the president's cabinet. The attorney general is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States government.

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Only the attorney general of the United States, he wrote, may initiate such lawsuits; individual citizens and advocacy groups cannot.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2023

Merrick B. Garland is attorney general of the United States.

From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2021

The VRA gave the attorney general of the United States authority to order federal examiners to areas with a history of discrimination.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

That just isn't something the attorney general of the United States cares about.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2020

They would go on to become the president and attorney general of the United States, respectively.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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