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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The process by which Burns was exonerated highlighted a contrast between his case and Roberson’s: Michigan’s attorney general intervened on Burn’s behalf.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Policy change follows new governor's election Until becoming Louisiana governor in early 2024, Republican Jeff Landry served as the state's attorney general for eight years.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Schmitt, the former Missouri attorney general who helped engineer a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of censoring conservatives with the help of social media platforms, sent the letter to Schumer on Thursday.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
His father, the late Robert F. Kennedy, was a U.S. attorney general who went on to represent New York in the Senate until his 1968 assassination while running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Dec. 2024
Policy change follows new governor's election Until becoming Louisiana governor in early 2024, Republican Jeff Landry served as the state's attorney general for eight years.
—Rosemary Westwood, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Schmitt, the former Missouri attorney general who helped engineer a lawsuit accusing the Biden administration of censoring conservatives with the help of social media platforms, sent the letter to Schumer on Thursday.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
His father, the late Robert F. Kennedy, was a U.S. attorney general who went on to represent New York in the Senate until his 1968 assassination while running for the Democratic presidential nomination.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Attorney general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney%20general. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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