general officer
4
5.0
- noun
- /ˈdʒɛnərəl ˈɔfɪsər/
- Specialized
:
oficial general
- The Senate must approve the nomination of a new general officer before he can assume command.
- promoted to general officer
And it became this thing that even general officers had a hard time articulating.
- And it became this thing that even general officers had a hard time articulating.
- I mean, I mean, they're not very many officers that have, you know, two general officers, right, on their efficiency reports.
Examples
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South Carolina State's ROTC program has commissioned over 1,500 students since its inception in 1947, including several ascending to the general officer level.
Academic text (1996) -
With this transformation of the place of the Continental Army in American politics, both the Congress and general officers, especially Washington, agreed on the pressing need to establish the army on still more secure grounds: enlarging the force, tightening discipline, and enhancing the training of those in arms.
Academic text (2000) -
I'm sorry, major, but general officers are sometimes busy, you know?
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The general officer commanding Northern Ireland.
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As a general officer, he led airborne divisions in the Second Gulf War and the South China Sea crisis.
Fiction book (2000) -
The case is newsworthy primarily because it is so rare for a general officer to face court-martial proceedings.
Blog text (27) -
Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, Lewis-McChord's senior Army officer, said that "99.9 percent of general officers are doing the right thing."
Blog text (31) -
There is a slightly older generation of general officers that fought as young combatants in the July 26 movement and are today between 60 and 65 years of age.
Academic text (2006) -
There are currently 11 general officers in the Air Force Space Command overseeing important operations.
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Historically, he was regarded as one of the greatest general officers of his generation due to his strategic skills.
Synonyms
636
4.2
A very high military officer who leads the army, air force, or marines
27
8.3
A senior army officer above a colonel and below a major general
5
6.9
A senior army officer who commands large groups of soldiers
4
7.0
A senior military officer above colonel and below major general
3
6.6
A high military officer ranking above major general and below general
An army officer of the highest rank who commands large forces
Short form of a high military rank used before a name
How Senior
- Specialized
4
5.0
- Specialized
2
4.6
- Jargon
1
7.7
99
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an officer with the rank of general' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'general' (a top military officer) with 'officer' (a person holding military rank). This is a straightforward compositional noun-noun phrase following common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should understand it.
Etymology
The term general officer may come from the older use of general meaning 'of the whole' and officer meaning a leader, so it described a leader of the whole army. That's why today general officer means a very senior officer above colonel.