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Meaning of "quartermaster general" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

quartermaster general  [ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə ˈdʒenərəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

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determiner
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Quartermaster general 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 QUARTERMASTER GENERAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of quartermaster general in the English dictionary

The definition of quartermaster general in the dictionary is an officer responsible for accommodation, food, and equipment for an entire army. Other definition of quartermaster general is a general officer responsible for the Quartermaster Corps.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUARTERMASTER GENERAL


admiral
ˈædmərəl
agricultural
ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəl
architectural
ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃərəl
cultural
ˈkʌltʃərəl
electoral
ɪˈlɛktərəl
farmers-general
ˌfɑːməzˈdʒenərəl
federal
ˈfɛdərəl
funeral
ˈfjuːnərəl
general
ˈdʒɛnərəl
Governor-General
ˌɡʌvənəˈdʒenərəl
lateral
ˈlætərəl
liberal
ˈlɪbərəl
mineral
ˈmɪnərəl
minerals
ˈmɪnərəl
mural
ˈmjʊərəl
outgeneral
ˌaʊtˈdʒɛnərəl
rural
ˈrʊərəl
spiral
ˈspaɪərəl
structural
ˈstrʌktʃərəl
temporal
ˈtɛmpərəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

quarterdeck
quarterdecker
quartered
quarterer
quarterfinal
quartering
quarterlies
quarterlife crisis
quarterlight
quarterly
quartermaster
quartermaster sergeant
quartermistress
quartern
quartern loaf
quarteroon
quarters
quartersaw
quarterstaff
quarterstaves

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

agent-general
attorney general
Auditor General
brigadier general
consul general
consulate general
director general
director-general
four-star general
governor general
in general
inspector general
judge advocate general
lieutenant general
major general
neral
secretary-general
several
Solicitor General
surgeon general
vicar general

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

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Translation of «quartermaster general» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUARTERMASTER GENERAL

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The translations of quartermaster general from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quartermaster general» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军需官一般
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intendente
570 millions of speakers

English

quartermaster general
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वार्टर जनरल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عام التموين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

генерал-квартирмейстер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intendente geral
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কুমারমাস্টার জেনারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

quartier-maître général
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Generalmaster
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Generalquartiermeister
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主計総監
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조타수 일반
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Generalmaster
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chung si quan quân nhu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலாண்டில் பொது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्वार्टरमास्टर जनरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Genel müdür yardımcısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

quartiermastro generale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwatermistrz ogóle
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

генерал - квартирмейстер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intendent general,
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιμελητής γενικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwartiermeester -generaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kvarter allmän
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kvartermester general
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quartermaster general

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERMASTER GENERAL»

The term «quartermaster general» is regularly used and occupies the 95.972 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUARTERMASTER GENERAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «quartermaster general» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «quartermaster general» 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 quartermaster general

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUARTERMASTER GENERAL»

Discover the use of quartermaster general in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quartermaster general and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Annual Report of the Quartermaster General of the Operations ...
Rucker, Brevet Major-General Daniel HL, assistant quartermaster-general, chief quartermaster ; Grimes, ISrevet Major Edward B., assistant qnartermaster, Saint Louis, Missouri; Gilliss, Captain James, assistant quartermaster, Chicago, Illinois.
United States. Quartermaster General's Office, 1872
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U.S. Army Uniforms and Equipment, 1889: Specifications for ...
This rare book contains not only complete specifications but detailed line drawings of virtually every item of uniform and equipment issued.
Quartermaster General of the Army, 1986
3
Report of the Quartermaster General of the commonwealth of ...
EEPOBT. Quarter- Master General's Office, > JIarriaburg, December 31, 1862. j To His Excellency, Andrew G. Cuhtin, Governor of Pennsylvania : Sir : 1 herewith submit a report of the operations of this Department during the past year.
Pennsylvania Quartermaster General's Office
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The US Army and the Texas Frontier Economy: 1845 - 1900
Turnley, Reminiscences, 127-29; Crimmins, ed., "Colonel Mansfield's Report," 250, 253, (quote) 254; Graham, "Federal Fort Architecture," 183, 188. 41. Texas expenditures are calculated from each years "Report of the Quartermaster General ...
Thomas T. Smith, 1999
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Encyclopedia of United States Army Insignia and Uniforms
Lawmakers again increased quartermaster strength a year later, and on 1 June 1796, John Wilkins was appointed quartermaster general with rank of major general, a rise from his previous grade of lieutenant colonel. Organization of the ...
William K. Emerson, 1996
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Report of the Quartermaster General ...
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps. and its shift to the -control of the director of Quartermaster operv tions was a readjustment in accordance with the idea that the purchasing divisions should be in one group and the operating division; ...
United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps, 1920
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American State Papers
Mr. Timothy Pickering is presumed to have continued quartermaster general until the department of quartermaster general was abolished by a resolution of Congress of July 25, 1785; that, on the 8th of May, 1786, Congress resolved that the ...
Walter Lowrie, 1834
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American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, ...
Captain Edmund Hayne was elected deputy adjutant general, and Stephen Drayton was elected deputy quartermaster general in the Southern department; they having been previously nominated by the delegates of South Carolina.” From the ...
United States. Congress, 1834
9
The Union Preserved: A Guide to Civil War Records in the NYS ...
The Office of Quarterinaster General can be traced to 1818, when the legislature made provisions for a Quartermaster General's l)epartment within the state's militia. The department was to be headed by a quartermaster general with the rank ...
Harold Holzer, 2009
10
Wellington: A Military Life
Immediately under the Commander of the Forces, and reporting directly to him, were the two main staff branches, those of the Quartermaster General and the Adjutant General. The Quartermaster General was originally responsible for ...
Gordon Corrigan, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUARTERMASTER GENERAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quartermaster general is used in the context of the following news items.
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Snarkitecture fills Washington DC museum with nearly one million …
... said a statement from the museum, which is housed in the 1887 Pension Bureau building designed by US Army quartermaster general Montgomery C Meigs. «Dezeen, Jul 15»
2
Top quartermaster enlisted spot goes to CSM with 'impeccable …
Brig. Gen. Ronald Kirklin, quartermaster general and commandant of the Quartermaster School, welcomes his new regimental command sergeant major during ... «DVIDS, May 15»
3
Quartermaster General – Board Game Review
Quartermaster General charges full steam ahead into an already packed genre, aiming to conquer its own space within the crowd. Let us be clear, the subject of ... «God is a Geek, May 15»
4
The X-Files; Quartermaster General; Elysium review – board games …
A board game that does fuse theme and mechanics superbly is second world war strategy title Quartermaster General, which focuses on warfare's logistics and ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Review Team Orders Dagon High-Rise Redesign
... for the Dagon City projects, previously owned by the military, during an open tender by the Quartermaster General's Office in 2013. Defeating 25 other bidders, ... «The Irrawaddy News Magazine, Feb 15»
6
QM general receives first star at standing-room-only ceremony
Ronald Kirlin is the 53rd quartermaster general and the commandant of the U.S. ... and Fort Lee commanding general, presided over the promotion ceremony. «DVIDS, Dec 14»
7
Griggling Games Review (Plus Cartography!)
In Quartermaster General, you take on the role as either the Axis or the Allied Powers. The Axis side consists of Germany, Italy, and Japan, while the Allies are ... «Geek Smash, Nov 14»
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Board Game Review: 'Quartermaster General' by Griggling Games
Quartermaster-General-Cover Quartermaster General presents Griggling Games's unique take on WWII board gaming. There are any number of war games ... «Blogcritics, Nov 14»
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Decide World War 2 by Establishing and Destroying Supply Chains
But have you ever played as a quartermaster? A new game from Griggling Games, Quartermaster General , puts you in charge of supply chains for the major ... «GeekDad, Sep 14»
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From Former Slaves To Writers, Civilians, Too, Rest At Arlington
The quartermaster general said, 'Well, you design something and let us know.' " Her campaign hat indicates she held the rank of first lieutenant, Digges says. «North Country Public Radio, Jun 14»

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