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Recent Examples on the Web The colony rewarded Mason, who settled in Windsor, by appointing him major general and giving him control of the Connecticut militia. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021 The two men, who were off-duty at the time, were photographed inside the Capitol in front of a statue of John Stark, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021 Instead of just going through a regular rezoning application, landowners in the Desert Rural areas would've also had to apply for a major general plan amendment. — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2021 Instead of just going through a regular rezoning application, landowners in the Desert Rural areas would've also had to apply for a major general plan amendment. — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2021 And Villa wanted a promotion to major general, which Carranza refused to give. — Washington Post, 2 July 2021 Juneteenth commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the end of slavery by a Union major general in Texas. — Peniel E. Joseph, CNN, 16 June 2021 Instead of just going through a regular rezoning application, landowners in the Desert Rural areas would've also had to apply for a major general plan amendment. — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2021 Collins retired from the Air Force as a major general and left NASA in 1970 and became assistant secretary of state for public affairs. — al, 28 Apr. 2021

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“Major general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20general. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.

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