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  1. Attorney-generalnoun

    the chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Attorney-General

    the name given the first law officer and legal adviser of the Crown in England and Ireland.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-general in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attorney-general in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of attorney-general in a Sentence

  1. Jerry Nadler:

    My hope for tomorrow... is the Mueller investigation revealed a lot of conduct about the President, which the American people should be aware of, the President and the attorney general have systematically lied to the American people about what was in that report. ... They have said no obstruction, collision and The President was totally exonerated -- all three of those statements were not true.

  2. Texas GOP Rep. John Culberson:

    I quietly persuaded Attorney General Loretta Lynch to implement this new policy this past July, so it’s already done.

  3. Jerry Nadler:

    Given the attorney general's lack of candor before other congressional committees, I believe my colleagues and I were right to insist on the extended questioning.

  4. Max Schoening:

    We hope that the government and the attorney general's office will take all the necessary measures to ensure that these cases are fully investigated.

  5. Lindsey Graham:

    The President's entitled to having an attorney general The President has faith in, somebody that is qualified for the job and I think there will come a time sooner rather than later where it will be time to have a new face and a fresh voice at the Department of Justice. Clearly, Attorney General Sessions doesn't have the confidence of The President.

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