general officer

noun

: any of the officers in the army, air force, or marine corps above colonel compare company officer, field officer, flag officer

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The presentation, which a source says was delivered to high-ranking general officers, including the US Army’s chief information officer, raised flags over how social media algorithms are being used to target service members. —

Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025 If an investigation is launched, commanders worry that general officers will dispose of these allegations negatively rather than appear lenient. —

S.l. Nelson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 If multiple legacies are at risk, flag officers will develop and implement more objective metrics for recommending general officer positions. —

S.l. Nelson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024 The governor was a Navy judge advocate general officer, a position that took him to Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. —

Thomas Beaumont, Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for general officer

Word History

First Known Use

1681, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general officer was in 1681

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