generalissimo
the supreme commander of the armed forces.
Origin of generalissimo
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How to use generalissimo in a sentence
In 1931 he was arrested and sentenced to eight years by the then-Nationalist government under generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
The Eerie Echoes Between the Trials of Bo Xilai and His Father | Wenguang Huang, Pin Ho | August 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat is new and remarkable for the onetime generalissimo is that he will have to wage this war from behind bars.
Guatemalan Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Guilty of Genocide | Mac Margolis | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFirst guy says to the other, “What do you think of generalissimo Franco?”
The day before, generalissimo Francisco Franco, the longtime dictator of Spain, had finally died after an interminable illness.
When one has a unique title superior to that of Marshal, the title of generalissimo of the Poles, nothing else matters.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Still, they scamper after their generalissimo in the end, and meanwhile he is much too dignified to look back.
Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. StreetManifestation of the signature of Baal-Zeboub, generalissimo of the armies of Lucifer, written in fire upon the void.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteBefore he was advanc'd to be a Doge, which was in 1722, he serv'd the Republic with distinction in quality of generalissimo.
The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume I | Karl Ludwig von PllnitzAnd Jerusha carried her splendid turban off down the terrace with the air of an aged generalissimo.
The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
British Dictionary definitions for generalissimo
/ (ˌdʒɛnərəˈlɪsɪˌməʊ, ˌdʒɛnrə-) /
a supreme commander of combined military, naval, and air forces, esp one who wields political as well as military power
Origin of generalissimo
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