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general officer
noun
, Military.
- an officer ranking above colonel.
general officer
noun
- an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps
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Word History and Origins
Origin of general officer1
An Americanism dating back to 1635–45
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Example Sentences
John Beatty, a general officer in the war of the American revolution, died.
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He is ambitious; he would like to be a general officer right away, and that makes him sad.
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There is something at once lonely and lofty in the position of a General Officer in the field that wins one's sympathy.
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By a singular chance, not a single Union general officer was near this part of the field at the time.
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Miller sent an orderly to find some general officer to authorize the movement, and drew up his men in readiness.
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