a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government

(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government

(in some states of the US) a public prosecutor

(in the United Kingdom except Scotland) the senior law officer and chief legal counsel of the Crown: a member of the government and of the House of Commons

(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet

(in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister