solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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Skandalakis, a former Coweta County district attorney whose council is composed of district attorneys and solicitors general from across the state, said no other prosecutor agreed to step in despite multiple attempts.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
If the tariffs were primarily regulatory, as the solicitor general told the court, their purpose would be to reshape trade flows or protect national security, not to generate government revenue.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Sotomayor asked Gutman, Oregon's solicitor general, who represented states opposed to the tariffs.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Forty minutes will be allocated to the solicitor general, 20 minutes reserved for a representative speaking on behalf of private parties (American small business plaintiffs), and 20 minutes reserved for the dozen states that sued the administration over the tariffs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
If the tariffs were primarily regulatory, as the solicitor general told the court, their purpose would be to reshape trade flows or protect national security, not to generate government revenue.
—James Sample, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Sotomayor asked Gutman, Oregon's solicitor general, who represented states opposed to the tariffs.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
Forty minutes will be allocated to the solicitor general, 20 minutes reserved for a representative speaking on behalf of private parties (American small business plaintiffs), and 20 minutes reserved for the dozen states that sued the administration over the tariffs.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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