major general

noun

1. a military officer ranking next below a lieutenant general and next above a brigadier general.

major general

noun

1. military an officer immediately junior to a lieutenant general

Other Word Forms

• major-generalship noun
• major-generalcy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of major general¹

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

The head of Egyptian intelligence, Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad, also arrived Tuesday to hold meetings with Witkoff and Israeli officials on the implementation of the cease-fire.

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With the newly named prime minister, Major General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo, he would build a university that meets the needs of all students, he said.

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Israel said it was an August airstrike that killed Major General Muhammad Abdulkarim al-Ghamari.

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Following the announcement of al-Ghamari’s death, the Houthis appointed Major General Yousef al-Madani as the new chief of the general staff at the group’s ministry of defense.

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"We consider that the exercise is unprecedented in its transparency," Major General Valery Revenko, assistant to the Belarusian defence minister, told journalists at the training ground.

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