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ATTORNEY GENERAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States
Example:
the post of Attorney General was created in 1789
Synonyms:
Attorney General; Attorney General of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Attorney General" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Attorney General" is a member of...):
United States Cabinet; US Cabinet (a board to advise the President; members are the secretaries of executive departments; the United States constitution does not provide for the cabinet)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The chief law officer of a country or state
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("attorney general" is a kind of...):
law officer; lawman; peace officer (an officer of the law)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department
Example:
Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington
Synonyms:
Attorney General; United States Attorney General; US Attorney General
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Attorney General" is a kind of...):
secretary (a person who is head of an administrative department of government)
