brigadier general
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- noun
- /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪr ˈdʒɛnərəl/
- Specialized
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brigadier general
- Senator John Tyler Morgan of Alabama, a former Confederate brigadier general, was chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
- rank of brigadier general
He happens to be a Brigadier General in the Army as well, Army Reserve.
- He happens to be a Brigadier General in the Army as well, Army Reserve.
- And if anything's coming, so their staff officer, senior officer of the day is a Brigadier General.
Examples
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President George Washington appointed him as brigadier general in the United States Army for the 1790 campaign against the western Indians.
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Garfield was a staunch abolitionist prior to the Civil War, and he became a brigadier general at only 31 years old, successfully leading the Union troops against the Confederates in a famous battle at Middle Creek, Kentucky.
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His commander is a decorated retired brigadier general.
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Salt's rise from Sergeant to Brigadier General took less than three years.
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He happens to be a Brigadier General in the Army as well, Army Reserve.
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In 1986, a Druze was elevated for the first time to the rank of brigadier general.
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During the conference, the brigadier general outlined the military's strategy for the upcoming mission.
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After years of service, she was honored with the rank of brigadier general in recognition of her leadership skills.
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The brigadier general received accolades for his role in coordinating relief efforts after the natural disaster.
Synonyms
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A senior army officer above a colonel and below a major general
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'brigadier' denotes a specific rank and 'general' denotes a senior officer, so together they specify a general-level officer associated with that rank. This rank-compounding pattern is common across languages and follows predictable military naming, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Brigadier general comes from the idea of a leader of a 'brigade', a group of soldiers: brigadier means the officer in charge of a brigade and general shows a high officer. So the name means a senior officer who commands a brigade, which is why the rank is below major general but above colonel.