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brigadier general
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brigadier general
n.
1. Abbr. BG or BGen or Brig Gen A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above colonel and below major general.
2. One who holds this rank.

brigadier general
n pl brigadier generals
1. (Military) 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
2. (Military) the former name for a brigadier [1]
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Noun1.brigadier general - a general officer ranking below a major generalbrigadier general - a general officer ranking below a major general
general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel


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