brigadier generalnoun [ C ]
also Brigadier General uk/ˌbrɪɡ.ə.dɪə ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us/ˌbrɪɡ.ə.dɪr ˈdʒen.ɚ.əl/an officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marines whose rank is above a colonel and below a major general:
Brigadier General Michel/John Michel
[ as form of address ] Thank you, Brigadier General.
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Ranks in the Army
- brigadier
- col
- colonel
- Corp
- corporal
- field marshal
- general
- lance corporal
- Lieut
- major
- major general
- private
- sarge
- sergeant
- sergeant major
- Sgt
- staff officer
- subaltern