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generalship
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gen·er·al·ship  (jnr-l-shp)
n.
1. The rank, office, or tenure of a general.
2. Leadership or skill in the conduct of a war.
3. Skillful management or leadership.

generalship [ˈdʒɛnrəlˌʃɪp]
n
1. (Military) the art or duties of exercising command of a major military formation or formations
2. (Military) tactical or administrative skill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.generalship - the leadership ability of a military general
leadership - the ability to lead; "he believed that leadership can be taught"
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"
2.generalship - the office and authority of a general
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
Translations
generalship [ˈdʒenərəlʃɪp] N (= period in office) → generalato m; (= leadership) → dirección f, don m de mando
generalship
n (Mil)
(= office)Generalsrang m; (= period of office)Dienstzeit fals General; under his generalshipals er General war
(= skill)Feldherrnkunst f


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Left to themselves, military historians--many of them soldiers, or former soldiers, rather than academics--concentrated their efforts on chronicling battles and campaigns, analyzing strategy, tactics and generalships and tracing the development of weapons and their impact on the battlefield.
 
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