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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Iranian media and the Israeli military said Israel’s strikes on Thursday killed Iran’s top military officer, Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, as well as the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Hossein Salami, and a major general in the Revolutionary Guards, Gholam Ali Rashid.
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Dan De Luce, NBC news, 14 June 2025
To address this, the Senate also promoted Caine to be a major general in the Air Force overnight.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Following his award, Rogers remained in the military and retired as a major general in 1984.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with judicial sources naming 101-year-old former army major general Radu Theodoru as a suspect.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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Dan De Luce, NBC news, 14 June 2025
To address this, the Senate also promoted Caine to be a major general in the Air Force overnight.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Following his award, Rogers remained in the military and retired as a major general in 1984.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors said the group had a military-type structure, with judicial sources naming 101-year-old former army major general Radu Theodoru as a suspect.
—Reuters, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Major general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20general. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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