solic'itor gen'eral
— pl. solicitors general.
- a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
- the chief legal officer in some states.
- (caps.) the law officer of the U.S. government next below the Attorney General, having charge of appeals, as to the Supreme Court.
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