general officer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of general officer
An Americanism dating back to 1635–45
Example Sentences
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Feinberg picked a new class of portfolio managers from the general officer corps to oversee particularly expensive weapons programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
“Today marks the first time an Air Force general officer has been held responsible for his heinous actions,” the woman’s attorney Ryan Guilds, said in a statement, the Dayton Daily News reported.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
Bradley Moses, commander of the 3rd Special Forces Group at the time of the attack, who had been in line for a promotion to general officer.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2022
In 1979, Mr. Powell, then 42, was promoted to one-star general, becoming the youngest general officer in the Army at the time.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
To find his daughter and Bows seated at the board was a surprise indeed—Major Pendennis laughed, and cordially held out his hand, which the general officer grasped avec effusion, as the French say.
From A History of Pendennis, Volume 1 His fortunes and misfortunes, his friends and his greatest enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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