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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

General Officer Commanding  [ˈdʒenərəl ˈɒfɪsə kəˈmɑːndɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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General Officer Commanding 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 COMMANDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

General officer commanding

General officer commanding is the usual title given in the armies of Commonwealth nations to a general officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, a general might be the GOC II Corps or GOC 7th Armoured Division. A general officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called a general officer commanding-in-chief. The equivalent term for air force officers is air officer commanding. In the United States Armed Forces, the equivalent is commanding general.

Definition of General Officer Commanding in the English dictionary

The definition of General Officer Commanding in the dictionary is The abbreviation for General Officer Commanding is GOC or GOC-in-C a general officer who holds a command position.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING


binding
ˈbaɪndɪŋ
branding
ˈbrændɪŋ
commanding
kəˈmɑːndɪŋ
corresponding
ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndɪŋ
demanding
dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
descending
dɪˈsɛndɪŋ
ending
ˈɛndɪŋ
finding
ˈfaɪndɪŋ
funding
ˈfʌndɪŋ
landing
ˈlændɪŋ
nondemanding
ˌnɒndɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstændɪŋ
overdemanding
ˌəʊvədɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
pending
ˈpɛndɪŋ
spending
ˈspendɪŋ
standing
ˈstændɪŋ
surrounding
səˈraʊndɪŋ
undemanding
ˌʌndɪˈmɑːndɪŋ
understanding
ˌʌndəˈstændɪŋ
wounding
ˈwuːndɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

General Judgement
General Judgment
general knowledge
general linguistics
General Manager
general medicine
general meeting
general officer
general paralysis of the insane
general paresis
general partnership
General Post Office
general power of appointment
general practice
general practitioner
general public
general science
General Secretary

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

according
ascending
astounding
banding
bonding
crowdfunding
defending
founding
freestanding
grinding
grounding
impending
lending
long-standing
mending
never-ending
notwithstanding
pounding
sounding
vending
winding

Synonyms and antonyms of General Officer Commanding in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «General Officer Commanding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING

Find out the translation of General Officer Commanding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of General Officer Commanding 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 Commanding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

总务委员命令
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

General de Comandante
570 millions of speakers

English

General Officer Commanding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जनरल आफिसर कमांडिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عموما ضابط القيادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Генеральный директор командующий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Geral responsável pelo Comando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জেনারেল অফিসার কমান্ডিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Officier général commandant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketua Pegawai Am
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kommandierenden General
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジェネラル·オフィサー司令
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반 장교 지휘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panglima Umum Pegawai
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Chung sĩ quan chỉ huy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது அதிகாரி கட்டளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जनरल ऑफिसर कमांडिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Komutanlık Genel Sekreteri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Ufficiale Generale Comandante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ogólne dowódca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Генеральний директор командувач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

General comandant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Γενικός Διοικητής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bevelvoerende Generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

General Officer Commanding
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Generelt Officer kommanderende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of General Officer Commanding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING»

The term «General Officer Commanding» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.173 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 COMMANDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about General Officer Commanding

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING»

Discover the use of General Officer Commanding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to General Officer Commanding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Decentralized Democratic Governance in New Millennium: Local ...
In Category II Cantonments, the Board consists of the Officer Commanding the station or any other military officer nominated in his place by the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, the Command; the District Magistrate or an Executive ...
Udai Bhan Singh, 2009
2
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English ...
I have sufficient knowledge of Hebrew & Syriac to read at sight the Old Testament and Peshito; to a less degree I know Aramaic Arabic, Coptic and Phenecian to the point where it was 3: The General Officer Commanding.
Simon Winchester, 2004
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Asiatic Journal
Inspecting Officers, Calcutta native mi-T litia,Moorsheda- ( gong, and Dacca The general officer commanding at Di- napore. The general officer commanding at Benares. The general officer commanding at Cawnpore. The officer commanding  ...
‎1820
4
Anti-terrorism Laws
(a) shall keep under review the procedures adopted by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland for receiving, investigating and responding to complaints to which this section applies, (b) shall receive and investigate any ...
Kulwant Rai Gupta
5
The United Kingdom's Legal Responses to Terrorism
(3) The Independent Assessor— (a) shall keep under review the procedures adopted by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland for receiving, investigating and responding to complaints to which this section applies, (b) shall receive ...
Yonah Alexander, Edgar H. Brenner, 2003
6
UK's Legal Responses to Terrorism
(3) The Independent Assessor— (a) shall keep under review the procedures adopted by the General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland for receiving, investigating and responding to complaints to which this section applies, (b) shall receive ...
Yonah Alexander, Edgar H. Brenner, 2013
7
Chief of Staff: Napoleonic wars to World War I
Assigned as general officer commanding, 127th Brigade, 42nd Division. Deputy inspector general of communications, Mudros. Assigned as general officer commanding, 53rd Division (temporary). Promoted to major-general. Assigned as  ...
David T. Zabecki, 2008
8
1862 Army Officer's Pocket Companion
Any general officer commanding an army, or colonel commanding a separate department, may appoint general courts-martial whenever necessary. (65th Art. of War.) General courts-martial may consist of any number of commissioned officers, ...
9
United Nations Peacekeeping in the Post-Cold War Era
General (retired), DSM (Distinguished Service Medal), Former General Officer Commanding Eastern Command, Interview, 3 June 1995, Dublin Freeman, Patrick, Lt Colonel (retired), Former Staff Officer Western Command Headquarters, ...
John Terence O'Neill, Nicholas Rees, 2005
10
War Despatches: Indo–Pak Conflict 1965
... Dewan Singh General Officer Commanding I Corps Brigadier General Staff I Corps Brigadier—in—Charge Administration I Corps General Officer Commanding 1 Armoured Division Commander 1 Armoured Brigade Commander 43 Lorried ...
Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING»

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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»
2
Defence secy, Mufti discuss J&K security situation
General Officer Commanding of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps Lt General Subrata Saha was also present at the meeting, an official ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
3
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»
4
Boko Haram War To End Soon - Army Official - News on Naij.com
The general officer commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Odogbo Barracks, Ibadan, Major General Nasiru Muazu, has said the war against Boko ... «NAIJ.COM, Jul 15»
5
Delegates from National Resilience Institute of the Republic of …
... Major General D.D.U.K Hettiarachchi, General Officer Commanding, 23 Division in his capacity as one of the former Commissioners General ... «The Official Government News Portal of Sri Lanka, Jul 15»
6
Indian Army dedicated Prerna Sthal at Hussainiwala to the nation
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen KJ Singh laid the inaugural wreath and observed a two minute silence as a ... «Jagran Josh, Jul 15»
7
Book review: Enemy on the Euphrates
General Haldane, the rather clueless General Officer Commanding Mesopotamia from 1920-22, hurried off a panicked telegram to the War ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
8
PRAN-RFL CEO passes away
Repatriating to Bangladesh in 1973 he held many important positions including General Officer Commanding at Comilla and Bogra. His last ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
Lt Gen KJ Singh dedicates "Prerna Sthal" to the nation at Hussainiwala
Lt Gen N P S Hira, General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps and Maj Gen S C Meston, General Officer Commanding Golden Arrow Division ... «Merinews, Jul 15»
10
Cross-Border Violence Escalates in Kashmir
Five infiltration bids were foiled on the LoC in only two weeks,” Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha, General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Srinagar-based ... «benarnews, Jul 15»

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