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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The retired brigadier general said the conversations among national security leaders through the messaging app should have been held offline due to their highly sensitive information and susceptibility to hackers or foreign adversaries.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of the coup attempt, ten Kemalist colonels who had been sentenced to prison in the Sledgehammer-Ergenekon mass trials were promoted to positions as brigadier generals and rear admirals.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska has built a reputation as a moderate, holding onto his position since 2016 thanks to his experience as a retired Air Force brigadier general.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cavazos went on to become the Army's first Hispanic brigadier general in 1976.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2025
In the aftermath of the coup attempt, ten Kemalist colonels who had been sentenced to prison in the Sledgehammer-Ergenekon mass trials were promoted to positions as brigadier generals and rear admirals.
—Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska has built a reputation as a moderate, holding onto his position since 2016 thanks to his experience as a retired Air Force brigadier general.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cavazos went on to become the Army's first Hispanic brigadier general in 1976.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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