Thesaurus results for GENERALS

generals

noun

plural of general

as in commanders

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Recent Examples of generals Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains? — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for generals

Noun

The arrests triggered a major counterterrorism investigation into the security breach at the strategic installation, which serves as a central intelligence hub supporting American military commanders across Europe and Africa.

— Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Human commanders are expected to designate authorized targets and establish mission parameters before launch.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of commanders

Noun

The list of senior executives did not answer the question of who would oversee the old Paramount and Warner Bros.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Economists and executives warned of thinning global oil buffers, with conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine piling pressure on the energy supply chain.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.

— Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of governors

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The latest friction and finger-pointing between the two leaders is yet another data point in what has been at times a combustible relationship.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
The older contingent of media and entertainment leaders have to come to grips with the fact that the world’s population is getting younger.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of leaders

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University personnel were on-site to support the visiting teams and sent an apology email to the recreation directors at the affected schools, as well as the presidents of the participating teams.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

Kotlikoff's letter did not explain why these events are only being issued now — two years after administrators at Cornell learned about the allegations in 2024.

— Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Bogen, along with two commissioners, several administrators, and a group of supporters, was denied access.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrators

Noun

While the streaming giant still lords over its rivals in the subscription space and co-chiefs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters command an annual content spending budget of $20 billion, Wall Street arguably has viewed this as an off year for Netflix.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Neither Dan Heizman, president of Local 42, which represents those with the rank of captain and below, nor Clay Calvin, president of Local 3808, which represents division and battalion chiefs, responded to requests for comment.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026