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Definition of General officer
1. Noun. Officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel.
Specialized synonyms: Brigadier, Brigadier General, Full General, General, Lieutenant General, Major-general
Generic synonyms: Commissioned Military Officer
Lexicographical Neighbors of General Officer
Literary usage of General officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The confirming authority in the case of a regimental court is the commanding
officer, in that of A district court martial the general officer commanding the ..."
2. South Africa and the Transvaal War by Louis Creswicke (1900)
"general officer Commanding (Lieut.-General on Staff) Aides-de-Camp (3) Assistant
... general officer Commanding Col. (Lieut.-General) JDP Aides-de-Camp (a) ..."
3. Remarks on the Constitution and Practice of Courts Martial: With a Summary by Thomas Frederick Simmons (1863)
"Form of Warrant by a general officer to an Officer under his command, to convene
District or Garrison Courts Martial. By the Major General Commanding to the ..."
4. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"... Any general officer, called into the service, to have the following proportions :— A
... general officer ..."
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