brigadier general

noun

: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a colonel and whose insignia is one star

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Perry — who served in the military for nearly 40 years, flying 44 combat missions in Iraq — retired in 2019 at the rank of brigadier general. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024 Guyot named the mountain after Thomas Clingman, a congressman and senator from North Carolina who later became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Air force brigadier general Serhii Holubotsov announced back in June that the service was developing a new glide and guidance kit to transform Soviet-vintage unguided bombs into precision munitions. David Axe, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024 Some articles mention the bust of Robert E. Lee at the center of it, but the larger monument actually commemorates a Confederate brigadier general named James Johnston Pettigrew. B.a. Parker, NPR, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for brigadier general 

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brigadier general was in 1690

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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

brigadier general

noun
brig·​a·​dier general
ˌbrig-ə-ˈdi(ə)r-
: a military commissioned officer with a rank just below major general
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