General
- General
- General Gen"er*al, n. [F. g['e]n['e]ral. See {General}., a.]
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1. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to
all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
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In particulars our knowledge begins, and so spreads
itself by degrees to generals. --Locke.
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2. (Mil.) One of the chief military officers of a government
or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not
less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest
military rank next below field marshal.
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Note: In the United States the office of General of the Army
has been created by temporary laws, and has been held
only by Generals U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, and P. H.
Sheridan. Popularly, the title General is given to
various general officers, as General, Lieutenant
general, Major general, Brigadier general, Commissary
general, etc. See {Brigadier general}, {Lieutenant
general}, {Major general}, in the Vocabulary.
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3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops
together; as, to beat the general.
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4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the
houses or congregations under the same rule.
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5. The public; the people; the vulgar. [Obs.] --Shak.
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{In general}, in the main; for the most part.
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