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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 generalbrigadier general - a general officer ranking below a major general
brigadier
general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel


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A brigadier general of the regular army was quoted as lamenting the fact that the troops had not been called out to take the mob by the throat and shake law and order into it.
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