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general [ˈdʒenərəl] ADJ

brigadier general N

general election N

general practitioner N

general staff N

general strike N

major general N

secretary general <secretary generals> N

Surgeon General N (USA)

general equivalency diploma N

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The opposition culminated in 1961 during the Algiers putsch of 1961, led by retired generals.
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Hither came the electors, the great nobles, the bishops, and the generals, and here they debated who should be king....
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Various local generals vied for power and civilians took to the streets.
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However, the unspoken and most important reason was that they viewed the older generals as rivals for power and wanted to conceal this real motive.
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The result: a no-holds-barred meeting with their field generals about recasting the show's trajectory -- or else!
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Coming down to the beach where the ships were gathered, he made several suggestions to the generals.
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Nhu then made a plan to outwit the generals with a counter-plot.
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Civil wars may also take place if several generals commanding large armies have sufficiently low loyalty.
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With their support, he was able to expand the post's influence to include making officer assignments and promotion recommendations and advising field generals regarding strategy.
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Over recent weeks, he has extended his anticrime campaign to the upper echelons of the society, targeting high-ranking officials, generals, judges and elected statesmen.
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