general
n.
high ranking military officer
adj.
inclusive, of all things
Generał
Général
Général is the
French word for
General. In
France, Army generals are named after the type of unit they command. In ascending order there are two ranks : Officers of the rank of Général de Division can receive different positions and styles (rang et appellation) :
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General Officer
A General Officer is an officer of high
military rank. The term is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is just called General.
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general
Noun
1. a general officer of the highest rank
(synonym) full general
(hypernym) general officer
(hyponym) Agricola, Gnaeus Julius Agricola
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. the head of a religious order or congregation
(synonym) superior general
(hypernym) head, chief, top dog
3. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
(antonym) particular, specific
(hypernym) fact
Verb
1. command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
(hypernym) command
(derivation) full general
Adjective
1. applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
(antonym) specific
(similar) as a whole(ip), at large(ip), in general(ip)
(see-also) comprehensive
(attribute) generality
2. not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"
(similar) undiversified, unvaried
3. of national scope; "a general election"
(similar) national
4. prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"
(similar) common
5. affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
(antonym) local
(similar) generalized, generalised
(classification) medicine, medical specialty
6. somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
(similar) imprecise
7. of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
(synonym) cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide
(similar) comprehensive
General (der)
n.
general, high ranking military officer
général
adj.
general, common; aggregate, all-round, broad
général (m)
n.
general, high ranking military officer