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attorney_general
has definitions from the fields of law,work,government,politics
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[ noun ] (law) the chief law officer of a country or state
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Under Formby 's plan , an appointee would be selected by a board composed of the governor , lieutenant_governor , speaker of the House , attorney_general and chief_justice of the Texas_Supreme_Court . |
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[ noun ] (politics) the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
Examples "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" Used in print (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)The Attorney_General shall assign such officers and employees of the Department_of_Justice as may be necessary to represent the United_States as to any claims of the Government of the United_States with_respect_to which the Commission has jurisdiction under this title . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (law,work,government) 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" Used in print (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)Attorney_General Palmer made a series of raids that sent more_than 4000 so-called radicals to the jails , in direct violation of their constitutional rights . Related terms |
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