solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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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.
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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
Dickson and his frequent collaborator, the former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell, were outspoken about their plans to use the New Mexico ordinances as a stepping stone to get the expansion of the Comstock law ratified before the Supreme Court.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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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
Dickson and his frequent collaborator, the former Texas solicitor general Jonathan Mitchell, were outspoken about their plans to use the New Mexico ordinances as a stepping stone to get the expansion of the Comstock law ratified before the Supreme Court.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Solicitor general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solicitor%20general. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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