Definitions for attorney general
at·tor·ney gen·er·al

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1. attorney generalnoun

   the chief law officer of a country or state

2. Attorney General, United States Attorney General, US Attorney Generalnoun

   the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department

   "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington"

3. Attorney General, Attorney General of the United Statesnoun

   the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States

   "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789"

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1. attorney generalnoun

   A major government officer throughout the English-speaking world, generally responsible for interpreting the law for the head of government and executive department and functioning as chief prosecutor, with the ability to bring civil and criminal actions directly.

2. Etymology: /, (modern French avocat général), hence the unusual order of adjective following now, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon general.

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1. attorney general

   The Attorney General is the chief legal officer in a government, country, or state, in charge of managing legal affairs and providing legal advice to the government. They represent their government in legal matters and may also prosecute cases. The specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on the legal system of the specific country or state.

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1. Attorney general

   In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. The term is used to refer to any person who holds a general power of attorney to represent a principal in all matters. In the common law tradition, anyone who represents the state, especially in criminal prosecutions, is such an attorney. Although a government may designate some official as the permanent attorney general, anyone who comes to represent the state in the same way is referred to as such, even if only for a particular case.

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Lawman
   • Secretary
   • Secretaryship

How to pronounce attorney general?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attorney general in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attorney general in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attorney general in a Sentence

1. Jerry Nadler:

   There's been a campaign of misrepresentation from Attorney General Attorney General William Barr, who misrepresented what was in the report ; by the President — the President saying they found no collusion, that's not true, so it's important that Attorney General William Barr answer a lot of specific questions.

2. Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen:

   The attorney general and I both recently toured federal prisons and we saw first-hand the tremendous value in quality programs for inmates, using top-of-the-line research, people and technology, the Department intends to implement this law forcefully, fully and on time, with the goal of reducing crime, enhancing public safety and strengthening the rule of law.

3. Chris Coons:

   The longer there are unresolved questions about the attorney general -- his conduct and his independence -- the longer we're going to be distracted working on that issue.

4. Jason Chaffetz:

   Our initial review of the allegations has caused alarm and distress over their serious nature, the Utah Attorney General recently made the committee aware of credible evidence of misconduct by a U.S. District Court Judge.

5. New York:

   We welcome Texas' resolve to block this anticompetitive merger, and are pleased to announce that Attorney General Ken Paxton will assume a key leadership role in this case, along with (California) Attorney General (Xavier) Becerra and myself.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attorney general
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attorney_General
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
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