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Type Words
Synonyms full general
Type of general officer
Has types von blucher, gebhard leberecht von blucher, blucher, g. l. von blucher
Derivation generalship
Type Words
Synonyms superior general
Type of head, top dog, chief
Derivation generalship
Type Words
Synonyms cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide
Type Words
Type of fact


he discussed the general but neglected the particular.
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Derivation generality


a general anesthetic.
general symptoms.
Type Words
Derivation generality


the general public.
general assistance.
a general rule.
in general terms.
comprehensible to the general reader.
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Type of command


We are generaled by an incompetent!.
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Derivation generality


general studies.
general knowledge.
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the general discontent.
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bearing a general resemblance to the original.
a general description of the merchandise.

Examples of general

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Also in attendance was Hiroshi Inomata, Japan's consul general in San Francisco.
From the dailyherald.com
General manager John Mozeliak will participate in a question-and-answer session.
From the stltoday.com
The play-calling and general approach in Sunday's Seattle debacle was appalling.
From the stltoday.com
The general contractor for the renovation is BSI Constructors Inc. of St. Louis.
From the stltoday.com
New general manager Sandy Alderson is emphasizing such experience in his search.
From the newsday.com
The local building codes and even the project's general contractor have changed.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Consider the non-layup stat general manager Danny Aingerecently showed to Rondo.
From the bostonherald.com
The proposal has created divisions among state attorneys general over its scope.
From the bloomberg.com
Summers, however, said critics of the attorney general should simply be patient.
From the tennessean.com
More examples
  • A general officer of the highest rank
  • 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"
  • Command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
  • Not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"
  • The head of a religious order or congregation
  • A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
  • A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given.
  • The military rank of General in Canada is typically held by only one officer whose position is Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) and the senior uniformed officer of the Canadian Forces. The rank is referred to as 'four star', despite the use of maple leaves in the insignia. ...
  • The general officers of the Confederate States Army (CSA) - the army of the Confederate States of America - were the senior military leaders of the Confederacy and served during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. ...