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

Mr. Ryan, a retired major general in the Australian army, is a senior military fellow at the Lowy Institute.

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As a former judge advocate in the Coast Guard and a retired Air Force major general who served as deputy legal counsel to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and deputy judge advocate general of the Air Force, we offer some perspective on how members of the military can and should respond to such orders.

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Their father, Philip, was a major general in the Continental Army, and their mother, Catharine, was a Van Rensselaer, another prominent Dutch lineage.

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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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