solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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Of 140 complaints filed with the commission in 2025, only three related complaints about the same solicitor general in a rural county, were not dismissed.
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CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
First, the solicitor general asked the high court to issue an opinion declaring that courts lack jurisdiction to challenge the homeland security secretary’s termination of TPS for Syrians — and, by implication, for any other group.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Alan Hurst, Idaho’s solicitor general, spoke to the justices first.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
They were represented by Elizabeth Prelogar, former President Biden’s solicitor general.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
First, the solicitor general asked the high court to issue an opinion declaring that courts lack jurisdiction to challenge the homeland security secretary’s termination of TPS for Syrians — and, by implication, for any other group.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2026
Alan Hurst, Idaho’s solicitor general, spoke to the justices first.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2026
They were represented by Elizabeth Prelogar, former President Biden’s solicitor general.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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