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brigadier general

 
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–noun, plural brigadier generals. U.S. Army.
an officer of the rank between colonel and major general.
Origin:
1680–90
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brigadier general  
n.  

  1. Abbr. BG or BGen or Brig Gen A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above colonel and below major general.

  2. One who holds this rank.

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brigadier general

a military rank just above that of colonel. In both the British and U.S. armies of World War I, a brigadier general commanded a brigade. When the British abolished the brigade, they discontinued the rank of brigadier general but revived it as plain brigadier in 1928. In the U.S. and French military services, the brigadier general is the lowest-ranking general officer.

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