attorney general

in common law jurisdictions, main legal advisor to the government
Intangible position Q1501926
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attorney general

Summary

attorney general is a position[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • attorney general's instance of is recorded as position[3].
  • attorney general is a type of public prosecutor general[4].
  • attorney general's facet of is recorded as common law[5].
  • attorney general's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].
  • attorney general's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • attorney general's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[8].
  • attorney general's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'AG'}[9].
  • attorney general's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'генеральна прокурорка'}[10].
  • attorney general's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'תובעת כללית'}[11].

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Definition and Type

attorney general's instance of is recorded as position[3]. It is a type of public prosecutor general[4].

Why It Matters

attorney general ranks in the top 6% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (205 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). attorney general. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/attorney-general
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → public prosecutor general
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → position
    Wikipedia languages → ['ckb', 'de', 'en', 'he', 'hi', 'id', 'ja', 'lt', 'mr', 'no', 'pa', 'simple', 's
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: attorney-general, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914377|attorney general (#289914377)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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