attorney general
noun [C] (plural attorneys general)Definition
› the top legal officer in some countries, who advises the leader of the governmentLawyers and legal officialsGovernment ministers and civil servants
(Definition of attorney general noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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