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brigadier general

American  

noun

U.S. Army.

plural

brigadier generals

  1. an officer of the rank between colonel and major general.

brigadier general British  

noun

  1. an officer of the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade

  2. the former name for a brigadier

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Etymology

Origin of brigadier general

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

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“You sent the biggest signal to the establishment tonight,” said Bolduc, a retired Brigadier general, at his victory party in Hampton.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2022

Brigadier general, Union Army; came to Arkansas with army during Civil War.

From Arkansas Governors and United States Senators by Ferguson, John L. (John Lewis)

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