attorney general
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noun plural attorneys general or attorney generals
Definition of ATTORNEY GENERAL
: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal adviser
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1585
attorney general
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Chief law-enforcement officer of a state and legal adviser to the chief executive. The office dates to the Middle Ages but did not assume its modern form until the 16th century. In the U.S., the position dates to the Judiciary Act of 1789. Head of the Department of Justice and a member of the cabinet, the attorney general oversees all the government's law business and acts as the president's legal adviser. Every U.S. state also has an attorney general.
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