general officer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of general officer
An Americanism dating back to 1635–45
Example Sentences
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Navy judge advocate general officer, and Michele Morrow, a former candidate for state superintendent, are also running for the Republican Senate nomination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
Cooley, whose career with the Air Force began in 1988, was the first general officer in his service’s history to be criminally prosecuted.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022
“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
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
He had known a general officer deafened by a shot, and, by Jove! his own ears were singing with it still, accustomed as he was, by Jupiter! to such things.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 2 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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