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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Pike was commissioned in the Confederate army as a brigadier general, but his wartime career lasted less than two years.
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
After Appeals Court Pauses Ruling The brigadier general also emphasized how training has contributed to ensuring operational readiness for IRIAF pilots and technicians.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The outlet published the names of the deceased, which reportedly include two brigadier generals, seven colonels, and three lieutenant colonels.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Recognizing her role as the first American woman to oversee military action during wartime, Maryland’s National Guard posthumously awarded Tubman the rank of one-star brigadier general on Veterans Day last year.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
After Appeals Court Pauses Ruling The brigadier general also emphasized how training has contributed to ensuring operational readiness for IRIAF pilots and technicians.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The outlet published the names of the deceased, which reportedly include two brigadier generals, seven colonels, and three lieutenant colonels.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Recognizing her role as the first American woman to oversee military action during wartime, Maryland’s National Guard posthumously awarded Tubman the rank of one-star brigadier general on Veterans Day last year.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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