attorney general

/AH0 T ER1 N IY0 JH EH1 N ER0 AH0 L/
noun
  1. 1

    A major government officer throughout the English-speaking world, generally responsible for interpreting the law for the head of government and executive department and functioning as chief prosecutor, with the ability to bring civil and criminal actions directly.

    “Janet Reno was US Attorney General under Bill Clinton.”

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