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attorney general
noun as in chief legal officer
Example Sentences
The foundation was dissolved by court order in 2018 after the New York attorney general found that it had illegally used charitable funds for political purposes.
Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under President Obama, posted on X: “Had his name been Joe Smith the resolution would have been — fundamentally and more fairly — a declination” on filing criminal charges.
In this election, it was the most deep-purple state in the nation, going for Donald Trump but electing Democrats as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state.
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz removed himself from consideration for the role of attorney general as multiple investigations into alleged sexual misconduct cast a shadow over the process.
Dropping out of consideration for the attorney general position didn't save former congressman Matt Gaetz from grief in the wave of threats.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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