A country's Attorney General is its chief law officer, who advises its government or ruler.
attorney general in British English
nounWord forms: pluralattorneys general or attorney generals
1.
a country's chief law officer and senior legal adviser to its government
2.
(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser of a state government
3.
(in some states of the US) a public prosecutor
Attorney General in British English
noun
1.
(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
2.
(in the US) the chief law officer and legal adviser to the Administration: head of the Department of Justice and member of the cabinet
3.
(in Australia and New Zealand) the chief government law officer: a member of Parliament and usually a cabinet minister
attorney general in American English
Word forms: pluralattorneys general or attorney generals
1.
the chief law officer and representative in legal matters of a national or state government, and the legal advisor to the chief executive
2. [A- G-]
the head of the U.S. Department of Justice and member of the President's Cabinet
Examples of 'attorney general' in a sentence
attorney general
`So, you make like you're doin ' exactly what corrections wants, exactly what the attorney general 's people want.
Smith, Mitchell STONE CITY (1998)
Probably he's escorting some lawyer from the state's attorney general 's office, because it's usually the state people come up here.
Smith, Mitchell STONE CITY (1998)
I will extend the same courtesy to the attorney general 's office.