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brigadier general
noun
- an officer of the rank between colonel and major general.
brigadier general
noun
- an officer of the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade
- the former name for a brigadier
Word History and Origins
Origin of brigadier general1
Example Sentences
Connor was promoted to the rank of brigadier general after the massacre.
Fifteen were reportedly wounded in the incident, including a German brigadier general.
Longtime Quds Force chief Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani is reportedly in Baghdad, which indicates the severity of the crisis.
Eleven out of 23 governors wear uniforms as well and even the president of the national airline, Conviasa, is a brigadier general.
Shortly after the wedding, Pershing was promoted to brigadier-general, overstepping 835 more senior officers.
Army spokesman Yoav Mordechai, a brigadier general, said the operation was not limited in time.
Colonel Campbell was promoted to a Brigadier-General as a direct result of this battle.
Well, he is Brigadier-General on the Staff now, and yesterday went down to our lines of trenches.
Similar to Biscay, the governor being a brigadier-general and receives $7,000 in addition to his pay in the line.
The governor is a brigadier-general, resides at Durango, and receives $5,000 in addition to his pay in the line.
In 1808 he became captain in the rifles, and was promoted successively to lieutenant-colonel , colonel , and brigadier-general .
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