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noun
An officer above the rank of colonel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: commissioned military officer
Narrower terms: brigadier, brigadier general, general, full general, lieutenant general, major-general
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Across languages
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