noun
a general officer ranking below a major general (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑brigadier
• Hypernyms: ↑general officer
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noun, pl ⋯ -rals [count]
: an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who is ranked above a colonel; also : the rank of a brigadier general
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.