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general
noun
a
high-ranking
officer
in
the
army
,
air
force
,
or
Marines
,
above
a
colonel
•
The
general
inspected
the
troops
on
the
parade
ground
.
The
general
inspected
the
troops
on
the
parade
ground
.
•
A
retired
general
gave
a
speech
about
leadership
at
the
university
.
A
retired
general
gave
a
speech
about
leadership
at
the
university
.
Adopted
in
the
14th
century
from
the
adjective
“
general
,”
originally
referring
to
an
officer
with
authority
over
an
entire
army
rather
than
a
specific
unit
.
