Meaning of attorney general in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    attorney general

    Definitions

    1. the chief law officer of a country or state
  2. 2. the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department

    Examples

    • « Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington »
  3. 3. the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States

    Examples

    • « the post of Attorney General was created in 1789 »

Famous quotes

  • « As a former attorney general. I have the greatest respect for the criminal justice system. But it is not good at intelligence gathering. »
    Kelly Ayotte
  • « The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say: 'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.' »
    Harold H. Greene
  • « If the events of September 11, 2001, have proven anything, it's that the terrorists can attack us, but they can't take away what makes us American - our freedom, our liberty, our civil rights. No, only Attorney General John Ashcroft can do that. »
    Jon Stewart
  • « Mr. Gonzales' failure to respond to questions legitimately posed to him by the Senate raises grave doubts in my mind as to his fitness to serve the people of the United States as their Attorney General. »
    Daniel Inouye
  • « I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American. »
    Judy Holliday

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