major general

Noun

Meaning

An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a corps.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

major-general

Synonyms

admiral brigadier general general brigadier general officer mg adjutant general captain general 1st lieutenant air force officer full colonel commander of an army chief administrative assistant major general rank general military leader
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Antonyms

individual limited specific civilian recruit restricted
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Hypernyms

general officer

Examples

It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general. Ferdinand Foch

I follow the teachings of Major General Smedley Darlington Butler, United States Marine Corps. He won two Congressional Medals of Honor, and he wrote the highly controversial antiwar book 'War is a Racket.' Jesse Ventura

A bloodless coup in August 1985 had brought Major General Ibrahim Babangida to power in Nigeria, and Rawlings took advantage of the change of administration to pay an official visit. Source: Internet

According to Major General David Hogg, "SAMS has a reputation for producing skilled planners that can take complex ideas and develop cohesive plans." Source: Internet

A combat division commanded by Major-General Zia-ul-Haq was instrumental in putting down the Palestinian Black September revolt against King Hussein in Jordan in the early 1970s. Source: Internet

General's killing thwarted an Iranian attack: U.S. The United States has assassinated Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the spearhead of Iran's spreading military influence in the Middle East, in an air strike at Baghdad's international airport. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

major function major gangster major gene major general rank major group major hare