attorney general

noun, plural attorneys general, attorney generals.

1. the chief law officer of a country or state and head of its legal department.
2. (initial capital letters) the head of the U.S. Department of Justice: a member of the president’s cabinet.

noun plural attorneys 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

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