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Meaning of "general officer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERAL OFFICER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERAL OFFICER

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General officer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENERAL OFFICER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

General officer

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the marines/marine corps and the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given. The term "general" is used in two ways: as the generic title for all grades of general officer and as a specific rank. Since the late twentieth century, the rank of general is usually the highest active rank of a military not at war.

Definition of general officer in the English dictionary

The definition of general officer in the dictionary is an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERAL OFFICER

general holiday
general hospital
general insurance
General Judgement
General Judgment
general knowledge
general linguistics
General Manager
general medicine
general meeting
General Officer Commanding
general paralysis of the insane
general paresis
general partnership
General Post Office
general power of appointment
general practice
general practitioner
general public
general science

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERAL OFFICER

army officer
arresting officer
artificer
chief executive officer
chief operating officer
chief warrant officer
commanding officer
compliance officer
enticer
executive officer
immigration officer
information officer
junior officer
loan officer
local government officer
medical officer
nursing officer
officer
police officer
safety officer
security officer

Synonyms and antonyms of general officer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «general officer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERAL OFFICER

Find out the translation of general officer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of general officer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «general officer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

将官
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oficial general
570 millions of speakers

English

general officer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जनरल ऑफिसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضابط العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

генералом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oficial-general
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণ কর্মকর্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

officier général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pegawai am
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Allgemeine Offizier
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

将官
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

General officer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sĩ quan chung
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது அதிகாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्य अधिकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel subay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficiale generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogólnie oficer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

генералом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ofițer generală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενική αξιωματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

algemene beampte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allmän officer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generell offiser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of general officer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL OFFICER»

The term «general officer» is normally little used and occupies the 117.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL OFFICER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «general officer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «general officer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about general officer

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERAL OFFICER»

Discover the use of general officer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to general officer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fallen in battle: American general officer combat fatalities ...
"Because Fallen in Battle has been carefully researched and includes a most useful bibliography, it will be confidently consulted in special, academic, and public libraries by students of American history and by military buffs.
Russell K. Brown, 1988
2
Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War ...
Bloody Red Tabs' contains over 200 brief biographies of generals who were killed in action, wounded, gassed or taken prisoner.
Frank Davies, Graham Maddocks, 1995
3
The royal military calendar, containing the services of ...
4. 184. Lieut. Gen. George Rochfort, Major Invalid Battalion Royal Artillery. Appointed 2d Lieutenant in the artillery 1st January 1759 ; 1st Lieutenant 27th February 1761 ; Captain Lieutenant 3d February 1766; Captain, 25th May 1772 ; Major ...
John Philippart, 1815
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The war reserve [of combatants], by a general officer
War reserve. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Panmure advocate the purchase system as opposed to the rule of selection — evidently on very weak premises. Now the continental system of promotion rests on seniority ...
War reserve, 1858
5
Observations on Army Administration. By a General officer
Great Britain. Army. equally responsible for the efliciency of all its component parts, Regulars, Militia, or Volunteers. The position of the General should govern that of the Adjutant-General, and the Adjutant-General of the _ district should ...
Great Britain. Army, 1868
6
Military personnel general and flag officer requirements are ...
... from, representatives of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, the Office of General Counsel (Office of the Secretary of Defense), LMI, and the military services' and Joint Staff's general officer matters offices. We also ...
7
Defense infrastructure issues related to the renovation of ...
While we did not identify any Air Force renovation projects that exceeded their budgets, we did learn of other concerns about costs associated with Air Force plans to replace and repair general officer quarters. The DOD Inspector General  ...
8
Civil Law
PROMOTIONS Eligibility of Reserve Colonel for Promotion to Brigadier General - - This is in response to your request for our opinion regarding whether a reserve colonel who has been removed from the report of a general officer selection ...
Author, 1946
9
The public and general statutes passed by the Congress of ...
That when any officer shall be detached from a regi- Wben officers 1 . ; , _ ° are detached, ment, to serve as an aid to a general officer, or as assistant or to serve as other inspector, or as an assistant to the quartermaster general, by aids, &c.
United States, Joseph Story, George Sharswood, 1840
10
General and Flag Officers: Number Required Is Unclear Based ...
The Air Force conducted its own study of general officer requirements by using an approach based on the Hay methodology. The Joint Staff and the Air Force each collected comparable information about both active and reserve component  ...
Sharon A. Cekala, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERAL OFFICER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term general officer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ireland promoted to Montana National Guard brigadier general …
“He has served well on my senior staff, and I look forward to continuing to work with him as a General officer.” The Montana National Guard ... «KXLH Helena News, Jul 15»
2
General tackles 'politically tricky' Gitmo command - Air Force Times
That means Monteagudo, the first Air Force general officer to lead the task force, could remain in the job for months, depending how long the ... «AirForceTimes.com, Jul 15»
3
Career veteran goes full circle - The Daily Iberian: News
Until I was promoted to general officer, it was the capstone of my career. It was a demanding assignment, but it was what I'd been trained for.”. «The Daily Iberian, Jul 15»
4
Seventh Indo-myanmar Regional Border Committee Meet … - E-Pao!
The Indian delegation was headed by Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, General Officer Commanding, HQ 3 Corps and the Myanmar delegation was ... «E-Pao.net, Jul 15»
5
Indo-Myanmar Regional Border Committee meet discusses issues
Gen Bipin Rawat, general officer commanding (GOC) 3 corps of Indian Army and the Myanmar delegation was headed by Maj Gen Min Naung, ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
6
USAF retiree combines military training, educational passion
I came in and I got to see a female general officer. There never was one before that. … Women have proved that they can attain the highest ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
7
Def Secy meets CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, discuss Jammu and …
Kumar met Sayeed at his residence here this morning. General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, Lt General Subrata ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
8
Guy Reschenthaler wins GOP nomination in 37th Senatorial district …
The 32-year-old Reschenthaler, a former Navy judge advocate general officer, said he resigned from his seat as district judge in Jefferson Hills ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
9
Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan laid to rest - Greater Kashmir
... on the grave on behalf of the chief of the army staff Gen Raheel Sharif, commander 10 corps, and general officer commanding 12-Div. «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
10
CSTC-A deputy commanding general talks procurement …
Greene had promoted Hughes to general officer, and was slated to pin on Hughes' second star when he was killed. Greene's widow promoted ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»

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