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

Examples of brigadier general in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Najib is a former Syrian army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in southern Syria’s Daraa province under Assad in 2011. — CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Najib is a former army brigadier general who was head of the Political Security Branch in Syria’s southern Daraa province under Assad in 2011. — Ghaith Alsayed, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

If the body were an army, Klotho would be a brigadier general, directing operations from a high-ranking post. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Palenske spent 39 years in the Air Force, retiring in 2025 as a brigadier general in Guam. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined above

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