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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Walker had previously blocked enforcement by the attorney general, secretary of state and local elections supervisors against the plaintiffs.
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Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
For instance, the Texas attorney general recently secured a nearly $1.4 billion settlement against Google for violating Texas's privacy law.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Griffin Bell, President Carter’s attorney general, ran the search that resulted, in 1978, in Webster’s nomination to run the FBI.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Fifty-one attorneys general have joined a multistate effort called Operation Robocall Roundup, led by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
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Kate Payne, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
For instance, the Texas attorney general recently secured a nearly $1.4 billion settlement against Google for violating Texas's privacy law.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Griffin Bell, President Carter’s attorney general, ran the search that resulted, in 1978, in Webster’s nomination to run the FBI.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Fifty-one attorneys general have joined a multistate effort called Operation Robocall Roundup, led by the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force.
—Amalia Huot-Marchand, The Hill, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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