Attorney General


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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
atˈtor•ney ˈgen•er•al,  n. [countable], pl. attorneys general, attorney generals. 
  1. Government(often caps.) the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
attor′ney gen′eral, pl. attorneys general, attorney generals. 
  1. Governmentthe chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department.
  2. Government(caps.) the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president's cabinet.
  • 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
attorney general (attorneys general, attorney generals)
  1. a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government
'Attorney General' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
AG - Atty. Gen. - Biddle - FBI - Grundy - Kennedy - Randolph - Rogers - Solicitor General - ag - att. gen. - general - late - parole - postposition - relator - solicitor general

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