attorney general
The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that…The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
» The attorney general is a criminal himself.
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1 sensesThe chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
Generalstaatsanwalt
мини́стр юсти́цииminístr justícii, генера́льный прокуро́рgenerálʹnyj prokurór, генпрокуро́рgenprokurór
генера́льний прокуро́рhenerálʹnyj prokurór
- the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
- the chief law officer of a country or state
- the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
Examples
3 sentencesThe attorney general is a criminal himself.
Mayas is an attorney general.
They were all attorneys general.
Translations
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman and Law French, (modern French avocat général or procureur général), henFrom Anglo-Norman and Law French, (modern French avocat général or procureur général), hence the unusual order of adjective following noun, instead of idiomatic English *general attorney. Compare court martial, notary public, secretary general, surgeon general.
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Forms
plural: attorneys general / attorney generalsSynonyms
5 synonyms- the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States:Attorney General of the United States
- the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department:United States Attorney GeneralUS Attorney General
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular