brigadier
noun
a rank between colonel and major general.
brigadiers
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pluralof brigadier.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In an unprecedented undertaking by a democratic government, the trial of the juntas directly established the guilt of former presidents, admirals and brigadiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
“It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to Josep, the last of our admired brigadiers still alive,” association chairman Almudena Cros said on its website on Tuesday.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2021
Nineteen colonels and brigadiers in their 50s and 60s graduated after several months of study with American and French instructors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2010
De Klerk suspended or retired 23 of South Africa's top officers, including two generals and four brigadiers.
From Time Magazine Archive
“And were here to save this building,” one of the fire brigadiers said.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
