attorney general
noun
plural attorneys general or attorney generals
: 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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Moody won reelection as Florida’s attorney general in 2022 with 60% of the vote.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Newsweek reached out to an attorney representing Humphreys and the Georgia attorney general's office for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Mills, a former prosecutor, served two stints as Maine's attorney general.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Aaron Frey, the state’s attorney general, said that Maine is involved in thirty-six lawsuits, including defending itself against a Justice Department suit over its K-12 Title IX policy.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Newsweek reached out to an attorney representing Humphreys and the Georgia attorney general's office for comment via email.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Mills, a former prosecutor, served two stints as Maine's attorney general.
—NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Aaron Frey, the state’s attorney general, said that Maine is involved in thirty-six lawsuits, including defending itself against a Justice Department suit over its K-12 Title IX policy.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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