attorney general
noun
plural attorneys general or attorney generals
: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal adviser
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What happens during a typical three-drug lethal injection Over the weekend, the attorney general informed the committee the state criminal justice department would make the inmate available to testify over Zoom.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump's running mate and co-chair of his transition team, Sen. JD Vance, said recently that attorney general is the second most important position in an administration behind the president.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Wells is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves and a former deputy attorney general for the state of Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
Some of them turned to their attorneys general for help even before the regulators had finalized their settlement with Santander.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
Trump's running mate and co-chair of his transition team, Sen. JD Vance, said recently that attorney general is the second most important position in an administration behind the president.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Wells is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves and a former deputy attorney general for the state of Indiana.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2024
Some of them turned to their attorneys general for help even before the regulators had finalized their settlement with Santander.
—Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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