major general

noun

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Definition of major general

: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a brigadier general and whose insignia is two stars

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Almaras and Saldivar have experience with a major general-menu restaurant chain.

— bud kennedy, star-telegram, "New steaks and sizzle out west, plus here's a seafood house where Dad eats free," 11 June 2018
But after a meeting with the Army major general who headed Centcom’s intelligence wing, Nunes came back to Washington empty-handed.

— jason zengerle, New York Times, "How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out," 24 Apr. 2018
Yatom, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Forces, called the protests a smoke screen for launching attacks at Israel.

— oren dorell, USA TODAY, "Why is Israel shooting at Palestinian demonstrators in Gaza?," 3 May 2018
Pdvsa has been purged of more than 80 executives in recent months, and its operations have been put under the command of a major general in Venezuela’s National Guard with no experience in the oil business.

— New York Times, "Halliburton Writes Off Remaining $312 Million Invested in Venezuela," 23 Apr. 2018
Prior government service: Roth is a former major general in the U.S. Air Force.

— patrick mcgreevy, latimes.com, "These 13 California legislators are getting two government checks a month," 4 Apr. 2018
Bert Mizusawa, a retired major general in the U.S. Army Reserve and former Trump foreign policy adviser, and Army veteran Ivan Raiklin attended the Fairfax GOP convention instead.

— jenna portnoy, Washington Post, "Corey Stewart and Nick Freitas bring the heat in first GOP Senate forum," 17 Mar. 2018
Statewide court regulations require that sheriff-sale legal notices be placed in a major general-interest newspaper and an area legal publication.

— jeremy roebuck, Philly.com, "Sheriff sale ads: A bonanza for the politically connected in Philly," 27 Apr. 2018
For Israel, any opening in the fence risks that hundreds of protesters could rush through in a few minutes, said Giora Eiland, a retired major general and former head of Israel’s National Security Council.

— david m. halbfinger, New York Times, "Though Deadly, Gaza Protests Draw Attention and Enthusiasm," 7 Apr. 2018

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