1. (

• attorney_general

) the chief law officer of a country or state ;

2. (

• Attorney_General ,
• United_States_Attorney_General ,
• US_Attorney_General

) the person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" ;

3. (

• Attorney_General ,
• Attorney_General_of_the_United_States

) the position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" ;