solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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LeMaster added that Watson's salary has not changed with the move to deputy solicitor general.
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2025
Sauer asked for time to make the federal government’s case for why the Catholic Church can run a charter school.
Sauer, who clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, is a former federal prosecutor and former solicitor general of Missouri.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Milbank employs Neal Katyal, a Trump critic and former acting solicitor general under former President Obama.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
It’s not known how soon Domenico, a Trump appointee and Colorado’s former solicitor general, could rule.
—Colleen Slevin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2025
Sauer asked for time to make the federal government’s case for why the Catholic Church can run a charter school.
Sauer, who clerked for the late Justice Antonin Scalia, is a former federal prosecutor and former solicitor general of Missouri.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Milbank employs Neal Katyal, a Trump critic and former acting solicitor general under former President Obama.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 15 Apr. 2025
It’s not known how soon Domenico, a Trump appointee and Colorado’s former solicitor general, could rule.
—Colleen Slevin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for solicitor general
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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