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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Bondi also appears to be attorney general less to serve justice than to serve Trump.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Rather, the attorney general is responsible for examining them and can release them at their discretion, Shapiro said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
What’s more, the attorneys general of 21 states banded together last summer to pen a letter to Qin Sun, Temu’s president, and Chen Lei, CEO of PDD Holdings, Temu’s parent company, demanding answers to questions about Temu’s business practices.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Bondi is on course to be the nation’s worst modern attorney general since John Mitchell, of Watergate infamy.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Rather, the attorney general is responsible for examining them and can release them at their discretion, Shapiro said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
What’s more, the attorneys general of 21 states banded together last summer to pen a letter to Qin Sun, Temu’s president, and Chen Lei, CEO of PDD Holdings, Temu’s parent company, demanding answers to questions about Temu’s business practices.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 18 July 2025
Bondi is on course to be the nation’s worst modern attorney general since John Mitchell, of Watergate infamy.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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