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ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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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 of the United States" is a kind of...):
secretaryship (the position of secretary)
Holonyms ("Attorney General of the United States" 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)
