surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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The National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the U.S. surgeon general’s recent advisory have similar recommendations to limit alcohol consumption.
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Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
An Air Force spokesperson directed me to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, which referred me to the VA and the Air Force surgeon general’s office.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
County commissioners could pass legislation Tuesday instructing the Water and Sewer Department to discontinue adding fluoride to tap water within 30 days, a directive championed at a Miami hearing this week by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general under DeSantis.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Joseph Ladapo should never have been hired as surgeon general.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Pranoti Mandrekar, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
An Air Force spokesperson directed me to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, which referred me to the VA and the Air Force surgeon general’s office.
—Maddy Crowell, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
County commissioners could pass legislation Tuesday instructing the Water and Sewer Department to discontinue adding fluoride to tap water within 30 days, a directive championed at a Miami hearing this week by Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Florida’s surgeon general under DeSantis.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Joseph Ladapo should never have been hired as surgeon general.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Surgeon general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon%20general. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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