Noun
commanding general (plural commanding generals)
A commanding officer.
I don't run democracy. I train troops to defend democracy and I happen to be their surrogate father and mother as well as their commanding general. Alfred M. Gray
To mark the special occasion, Brinker’s brigade sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Mitchell Hellkamp asked Lt. Gen. Pat White, Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, to sign Brinker’s re-enlistment contract. Source: Internet