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attorney general

at·tor·ney gen·er·al (plural at·tor·ney gen·er·als or at·tor·neys gen·er·al)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. country's chief legal officer: a country's chief legal officer, and its government's chief legal adviser. In the United States, the attorney general is a member of the president's cabinet.

2. state's chief legal officer: the chief law officer of a state, and its government's chief legal adviser

3. chief law officer of Canada: the chief law officer of a Canadian province, and its government's chief legal adviser

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