generalissimo

Speech parts

1. generalissimo - Noun

2. generalissimo - Adjective

Meaning

The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

commander in chief president commandant shogun captain general colonel brigadier officer commander commanding officer drum major hetman captain general

Hypernyms

commandant commander commanding officer

Examples

Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived... Georgy Zhukov

in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief Source: Internet

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek himself intervened, perhaps at the behest of his wife, Mme. Source: Internet

ISBN 0299165647. pp. 347, 476 Stanley Payne notes: "scarcely any of the serious historians and analysts of Franco consider the generalissimo to be a core fascist". Source: Internet

Occasionally, Chase would change the wording slightly in order to keep the joke fresh, e.g. "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still valiantly holding on in his fight to remain dead." Source: Internet

Paraguay main The partnership between the anti-communist governments of General Alfredo Stroessner and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek was quite natural. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

generaliser generalism generalissima generalissimoship generalissimus generalist