solicitor general
noun
plural solicitors general
: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general
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The position is currently held by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who served in the George W. Bush administration and as Texas solicitor general before being elected to the Senate in 2012.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Paul Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general and veteran Supreme Court advocate who was seated next to the Republican state attorney general, represented Oklahoma on Wednesday.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
Its solicitor general successfully urged the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit that had sought to sharply limit access to the drug.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024
John Sauer, a former solicitor general of Missouri, argued on behalf of Trump that there wasn't a law barring that kind of conduct on a plane at the time of the incident, and therefore it shouldn't have been presented to the jury to bolster Carroll's own story.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Paul Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general and veteran Supreme Court advocate who was seated next to the Republican state attorney general, represented Oklahoma on Wednesday.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Oct. 2024
Its solicitor general successfully urged the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit that had sought to sharply limit access to the drug.
—Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024
John Sauer, a former solicitor general of Missouri, argued on behalf of Trump that there wasn't a law barring that kind of conduct on a plane at the time of the incident, and therefore it shouldn't have been presented to the jury to bolster Carroll's own story.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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