general
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/ noun B1- The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. · General Eisenhower was the first SACEUR.
- A great strategist or tactician. · Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.
- The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
- The equivalent of a king in Chinese chess, the xiangqi piece that is confined to the palace, moves orthogonally one point at a time, and whose loss decides the game.
Plural generals
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“Come, come,” said the sailor, “I have a better opinion than you of women in general, and of Mercédès in particular; and I am certain that, captain or not, she will remain ever faithful to me.”
“And how do you consider that all this bears upon the general case?”
“What news?” exclaimed a general burst of voices.
A general exclamation of surprise ran round the table, with the exception of the elder Dantès, whose laugh displayed the still perfect beauty of his large white teeth.
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