major general
noun
: 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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His remarkable career ranged from becoming a major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and city of Phoenix councilmember, to becoming U.S. senator and a presidential candidate from Arizona.
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Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
He was appointed a major general in the Continental Army in 1775.
—Laura A. MacAluso & Karim M. Tiro / Made By History, TIME, 2 July 2024
The repayment plan, at least in its present form, appears not to be a major general fund burden, with $2.5 million out of $7.8 million, in total, in annual payments derived from casino annual tax in-lieu funds, and another $2.5 million coming directly from the Sacramento Zoological Society.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Many colorful figures had walk-on roles in the story, from the feminists Victoria Woodhull and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the manic Civil War major general Benjamin Butler and the anti-pornography crusader Anthony Comstock.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
He was appointed a major general in the Continental Army in 1775.
—Laura A. MacAluso & Karim M. Tiro / Made By History, TIME, 2 July 2024
The repayment plan, at least in its present form, appears not to be a major general fund burden, with $2.5 million out of $7.8 million, in total, in annual payments derived from casino annual tax in-lieu funds, and another $2.5 million coming directly from the Sacramento Zoological Society.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Many colorful figures had walk-on roles in the story, from the feminists Victoria Woodhull and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the manic Civil War major general Benjamin Butler and the anti-pornography crusader Anthony Comstock.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Major general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20general. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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