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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After the war, Iran’s supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed Ghalibaf, who is a brigadier general, to be the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s air force.
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Zolghadr reached the rank of brigadier general in the Guard.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harris, a cattle farmer and retired brigadier general, is likely to face an uphill battle to win a majority in the heavily Republican district.
—Jeff Amy and Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Harris, a cattle farmer and retired brigadier general, will face an uphill battle to win a majority in the heavily Republican district.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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Babak Dehghanpisheh, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Zolghadr reached the rank of brigadier general in the Guard.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Harris, a cattle farmer and retired brigadier general, is likely to face an uphill battle to win a majority in the heavily Republican district.
—Jeff Amy and Sophie Bates The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Harris, a cattle farmer and retired brigadier general, will face an uphill battle to win a majority in the heavily Republican district.
—Jeff Amy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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