A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general.
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A general officer.
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A statement, principle, or fact that embraces or is applicable to the whole.
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Archaic The public.
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General anesthesia.
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adjective
Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent: general discontent.
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Being usually the case; true or applicable in most instances but not all: the general correctness of her decisions.
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Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category: "subduing all her impressions as a woman, to something more general” ( Virginia Woolf).
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Highest or superior in rank: the general manager.
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Involving only the main features rather than precise details: a general grasp of the subject.
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idiom
In general Generally.
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