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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Now the attorney general's office is taking its efforts a step further and launching a new way to protect seniors.
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Jessica Guay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Republicans also lost the lieutenant governor’s race, as well as the attorney general race, as Democrats expanded control of the House of Delegates to 64 seats after entering Election Day with 51 seats.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
The attorneys general of Kentucky and Louisiana filed separate lawsuits accusing Roblox of harming children earlier this year.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
From 2015 to 2019, Schimel served as attorney general, the state's top law enforcement official.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Guay, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Republicans also lost the lieutenant governor’s race, as well as the attorney general race, as Democrats expanded control of the House of Delegates to 64 seats after entering Election Day with 51 seats.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 18 Nov. 2025
The attorneys general of Kentucky and Louisiana filed separate lawsuits accusing Roblox of harming children earlier this year.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
From 2015 to 2019, Schimel served as attorney general, the state's top law enforcement official.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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