judge advocate general

noun

: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, air force, or navy

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Miyares won the GOP nod narrowly over Chuck Smith, a former Navy judge advocate general and gun-rights activist who turned in an unexpectedly strong showing. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 May 2021 Joshua Mast, a Marine captain and judge advocate general who was in Afghanistan as part of an interagency effort to evaluate civilian casualties, took a particular interest in her. — Rozina Ali, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022

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1680, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of judge advocate general was in 1680

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Judge Advocate General

noun
plural Judge Advocates General
: the senior legal officer and chief legal adviser in the army, navy, or air force
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