SOLICITOR GENERAL

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Generically, in the United States and Canada, a 'Solicitor General' or 'Solicitor-General' is a legal officer of a city or town, or a government advocate.
Specifically, 'Solicitor General' or 'Solicitor-General' refers to a position in government dealing with legal affairs in several countries:

★ Solicitor General of the United States - the federal government's primary advocate before the Supreme Court

★ Solicitor-General of Australia - the second law officer of state and public servant representing the Attorney-General in court proceedings

★ Solicitor General of Canada - a role now performed by the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

★ Solicitor General for England and Wales - the deputy for the Attorney General for England and Wales

★ Solicitor-General of Hong Kong - (Chinese: 法律政策專員) head of the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice

★ Chief State Solicitor - a branch of the office of the Attorney General 'of' Ireland
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★ Solicitor-General 'for' Ireland - deputy to the Attorney-General 'for' Ireland until 1922

★ Solicitor-General of New Zealand - the second law officer of state and public servant representing the Attorney-General in court proceedings

★ Solicitor General for Scotland - the depute of the Lord Advocate

★ Solicitor-General of Brazil - the so-called "''Advogado-Geral da União''" is the chief attorney of a federal office which represents the federal government before federal courts, as well as provides legal advising for administrative offices, cabinets and agencies of the Executive Branch. The Office of the Solicitor-General in Brazil is not bound to the Brazilian Attorney General, which is in charge of prosecution attributions, among other law enforcement tasks. Also, differently from the United States, it is not subordinate to the Brazilian Minister of Justice (who has a role similar to the American Attorney-General), under whose command is the Federal Police Department.

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★ Solicitor

★ Justice of the Peace

★ Attorney General