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  • noun Alternative spelling of major general.

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Examples

  • So unfortunately we cannot absolutely assert that the civilian title of governor-general is entirely unrelated to that of major-general, and in this sense the last Governor-General, His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, A.C.,

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • "The Chinese are operating on a maritime strategy of extending their reach out into the Pacific Ocean," said Peter Abigail, a retired major-general in the Australian army and former commander-in-chief of all of its operational land forces.

    Australian Defense Strikes Delicate Balance With China Rachel Pannett 2011

  • So unfortunately we cannot absolutely assert that the civilian title of governor-general is entirely unrelated to that of major-general, and in this sense the last Governor-General, His Excellency Major-General Michael Jeffery, A.C.,

    Governor-General 2009

  • Since one of them was a deaf peer, and t'other a Welsh major-general, I didn't put much stock in this.

    Watershed 2010

  • Powell stepped back, and the door swung soundlessly open they'd taken good care of the hinges, no question of that to reveal that the soldier had been joined by an officer, by his uniform a major-general in the South African Air Force.

    DBTL 72D: The Six Million Złoty Man, Act IV Johnny Pez 2010

  • "The specific objective is to make the Afghan government a more viable option for people to turn to," says Mr. Ruggiero, who holds a rank equal to an army major-general.

    Kandahar Offensive to Focus on Good Governance Yaroslav Trofimov 2010

  • "The specific objective is to make the Afghan government a more viable option for people to turn to," says Mr. Ruggiero, whose rank is equal to an army major-general.

    Kandahar Offensive to Focus on Good Governance Yaroslav Trofimov 2010

  • It was at this time that I received my appointment as a major-general of Volunteers.

    She Makes Her Mouth Small & Round & Other Stories 2010

  • A Tuesday World News article incorrectly referred to him as a major-general.

    Corrections 2010

  • By the end of the war, Friedrich had been promoted from colonel to the rank of major-general, while Bauer became a lieutenant-colonel.

    Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008

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