general officer
noun
: any of the officers in the army, air force, or marine corps above colonel compare company officer, field officer, flag officer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In the coming weeks the Biden administration plans to name its military mission supporting Ukraine and appoint a general officer to lead the training and assistance effort, U.S. officials said. 
James Marson, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Shepherd is the second Black general officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 See More
James Marson, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Shepherd is the second Black general officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard. Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 13 June 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2022 Officials said the verdict marks the first court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the Air Force’s 75-year history. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1681, in the meaning defined above