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general officer

An officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above colonel.

general officer

(Military) an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps

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general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

brigadier, brigadier general - a general officer ranking below a major general

commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps

full general, general - a general officer of the highest rank

lieutenant general - a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general

major-general - a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general

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general officer (redirected from Four-star general)

general officer
(redirected from Four-star general)