Attorney General (original) (raw)

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:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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