major general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a brigadier general and whose insignia is two stars
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Following his award, Rogers remained in the military and retired as a major general in 1984.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with judicial sources naming 101-year-old former army major general Radu Theodoru as a suspect.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Reuters — Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said on Thursday, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
After defeating the Creek peoples in Alabama in 1814, he was promoted to major general and made his way south to the headquarters of the Army’s seventh district: New Orleans.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with judicial sources naming 101-year-old former army major general Radu Theodoru as a suspect.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Reuters — Romania detained six people on charges of trying to overthrow the state with Russia’s help, prosecutors said on Thursday, and a 101-year-old former army major general said his home had been raided as part of the investigation.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
After defeating the Creek peoples in Alabama in 1814, he was promoted to major general and made his way south to the headquarters of the Army’s seventh district: New Orleans.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Major general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20general. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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