Brigadier General

rank of officer which is above a colonel and below a major general; one who holds the rank of brigadier general

Brigadier General is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually just above colonel and just below major general. Brigadier general can trace its origins to the militaries of Europe where a brigadier general, or simply a brigadier, would command a brigade in the field. The rank spread throughout the world after being adopted in the 18th century by the United States with simultaneous spreading of the rank by the British Empire.
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Noun
1. a general officer ranking below a major general
(synonym) brigadier
(hypernym) general officer

An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.
  

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