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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The time trial world champion has long been seen as a major general classification threat and one of the most talented riders of his generation.
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Even Israel’s consolidated Zionist left-wing party, the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, a major general and a former IDF deputy chief of staff, mostly avoid discussing a Palestinian state or the two-state solution.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2025
The retired major general first met Corcoran when Smith was a member of a panel in 2018 speaking to a multi-national student population at Fort Benning, Georgia on LGBTQ rights in the U.S. military.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Even Israel’s consolidated Zionist left-wing party, the Democrats, led by Yair Golan, a major general and a former IDF deputy chief of staff, mostly avoid discussing a Palestinian state or the two-state solution.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2025
The retired major general first met Corcoran when Smith was a member of a panel in 2018 speaking to a multi-national student population at Fort Benning, Georgia on LGBTQ rights in the U.S. military.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
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.
—Dan De Luce, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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“Major general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20general. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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