'attorney general' definitions:

The chief law officer of a country or state

The person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: Attorney General, United States Attorney General, US Attorney General]

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" [syn: Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States]