Meaning

3 senses
  1. A military officer who commands a brigade.

    Brigadegeneral

  2. (US)A one star general.

    бригадний генералbryhádnyj henerál

    a general officer ranking below a major general

  3. A military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom is a brigadier general in the army.

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  2. Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso, the army spokesperson, said those responsible for the attacks will be held to account.

    deBrigadegeneralin Flavia Byekwaso, die Sprecherin des Heeres, kündigte an, dass man die für die Angriffe Verantwortlichen zur Verantwortung ziehen werde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. The French Army is commanded by high-ranking general officers: brigadier general, major general, corps general, and army general.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
A one star general:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an officer commanding a brigade:

Forms

plural: brigadier generals

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a general officer ranking below a major general:brigadier

See also

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