SCLthe lawyer with the highest rank in some countries or in the US government 检察长,首席检察官;〔美国等政府的〕司法部长
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attorney general• We have an attorney general who was a leading opponent of gun control in the Senate.• The Democratic attorney general of Tennessee told Shipley to do what he thought right, and Shipley had gotten his notes together.• A deputy attorney general sat ready to protect the interests of the State of California.• There were no arrests, but the attorney general is considering pressing charges against club operators.• He was more interested in telling me about the tactics of the attorney general.