judge advocate general

noun

Definition of judge advocate general

: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy

Recent Examples of judge advocate general from the Web

Their 30-something son built an impressive resume himself — Adam Laxalt, a former Navy judge advocate general, is now the Nevada attorney general.

— USA TODAY, "Pete Domenici, New Mexico's longest-serving U.S. senator, dies at 85," 13 Sep. 2017
Biden ended on a deeply personal note discussing his late son Beau’s admiration for McCain when Beau Biden went to Iraq on a tour of duty with the Army as a judge advocate general in 2008.

— paul kane, Washington Post, "McCain condemns ‘half-baked, spurious nationalism’ in clear shot at President Trump," 16 Oct. 2017
Somebody missed this' The agreement has Sean Marvin, an Army Reserve judge advocate general, questioning the oversight of contracts like those between the installation and University of Phoenix.

— jake lowary, USA TODAY, "New questions raised about how for-profit colleges recruit the military," 18 Sep. 2017

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