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"word": "kronjurist"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "major government officer",
"tags": [
"US",
"common-gender"
],
"word": "justitieminister"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "major government officer",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "twrnai cyffredinol"
}
],
"word": "attorney general"
}
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