brigadier general
noun
an officer of the rank between colonel and major general.
brigadier generals
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pluralof brigadier general.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It said 2,389 military personnel — including six brigadier generals — and their family members had surrendered by Friday and that all were evacuated to safety.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
Russian major generals are roughly equivalent in rank to American one-star or brigadier generals.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2022
Out of 82 Marine generals overall today, there are six African-American brigadier generals and one African-American major general.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2020
There aren’t speeches by admirals or brigadier generals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2018
There are not so many brigadier generals in the army as there are brigades, and as to divisions they are nearly all commanded by brigadiers.
From Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
