general officer

Other forms: general officers

Definitions of general officer
  1. noun
    officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
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    brigadier, brigadier general
    a general officer ranking below a major general
    full general, general
    a general officer of the highest rank
    lieutenant general
    a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
    major-general
    a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
    Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, von Blucher
    Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
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    commissioned military officer
    a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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