- attorney general - the chief law officer of a country or state
--1 is a kind of lawman, law officer, peace officer
- 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"
--2 is a kind of secretary
- 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"
--3 is a kind of secretaryship
--3 is a member of United States Cabinet, US Cabinet - 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"