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A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above brigadier general and below lieutenant general.
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One who holds this rank.
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(u.s. mil.) An officer, with the insignia of two stars, ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general.
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A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.
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Alternative spelling of major general.
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Singular:
major-general
Plural:
major-generals

Major-general Sentence Examples

  • During the War of 1812 he was a major-general.

  • The Transvaal forms a distinct district command under a major-general.

  • In July 1866 he was appointed major-general in the regular army.

  • The naval prefect is assisted by a rearadmiral as chief of the staff (except at Lorient and Rochefort, where the office is filled by a captain), and a certain number of other officers, the special functions of the chief of the staff having relation principally to the efficien.cy and personnel of the fleet, while the major-general, who is usually a rear-admiral, is concerned chiefly with the materiel.

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