Definition of solicitor general in English English dictionary
The Solicitor General in Britain or the United States, or in an American state, is the second most important legal officer, next in rank below an Attorney General. the government law officer next in rank below the attorney general
Government official responsible for presenting before the courts the position of the presidential administration
The second senior Scottish law officer and deputy to the Lord Advocate The present Solicitor General is Colin Boyd QC
The second most senior law officer of the colony, a post filled at the time of Eureka by Redmond Barry He was judge at some of the Treason Trials in early 1855
The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States