What is the meaning of General?

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.

Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.

Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.

Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range.

Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.

Not of a specific class; miscellaneous.

The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.

A great strategist or tactician.

A general fact or proposition; a generality.

The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.

The equivalent of a king in Chinese chess, the xiangqi piece that is confined to the palace, moves orthogonally one point at a time, and whose loss decides the game.

Synonym of admiral, a senior naval title, a great naval strategist or tactician.

Short for general servant, a maid-of-all-work, a servant able to be assigned to any task in a household.

Short for general election, a regular election for most offices in a region or country.

Short for general anesthetic, a substance used to numb most feeling throughout the body.

Short for general anesthesia, the category of substances used to numb most feeling throughout the body or an instance of such substances.

Short for general insurance, the area of the insurance industry dealing with policies for the general public.

To lead (soldiers) as a general.

In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

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universal, complete

comprehensive, wide-ranging

general, widely useable or applicable

common, widely present

genus, class, group

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general (not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category)

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general (said of the subcategory of armed forces officer with a rank above that of senior officer)

general (said of the military with this subcategory)

general (including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole)

general (highest rank in the category of Army and Air Force officers, whose insignia consists of four stars)

chief, leader

general (officer holding that post)

general (designation common to military personnel holding the ranks of general, lieutenant general and major general)

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general, overall

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general elections

a general; a military title

an Air Chief Marshal

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