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gen·er·al

(jĕn′ər-əl)

adj.

1. Concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole or every member of a class or category: «subduing all her impressions as a woman, to something more general» (Virginia Woolf).

2. Affecting or characteristic of the majority of those involved; prevalent: general discontent.

3. Of or affecting the entire body: general paralysis.

4. Being usually the case; true or applicable in most instances but not all: the general correctness of her decisions.

a. Not limited in scope, area, or application: as a general rule.

b. Not limited to or dealing with one class of things; diversified: general studies.

6. Involving only the main features rather than precise details: a general grasp of the subject.

7. Highest or superior in rank: the general manager.

a. A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant general.

b. One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

2. A general officer.

3. A statement, principle, or fact that embraces or is applicable to the whole.

4. General anesthesia.

5. Archaic The public.

Idiom:

[Middle English, from Latin generālis, from genus, gener-, kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

gen′er·al·ness n.

Synonyms: general, common, universal
These adjectives mean belonging to, relating to, or affecting the whole: the general welfare; a common enemy; universal military conscription.

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general

(ˈdʒɛnərəl; ˈdʒɛnrəl)

adj

1. common; widespread: a general feeling of horror at the crime.

2. of, including, applying to, or participated in by all or most of the members of a group, category, or community

3. relating to various branches of an activity, profession, etc; not specialized: general office work.

4. including various or miscellaneous items: general knowledge; a general store.

5. not specific as to detail; overall: a general description of the merchandise.

6. not definite; vague: give me a general idea of when you will finish.

7. applicable or true in most cases; usual

8. (prenominal or immediately postpositive) having superior or extended authority or rank: general manager; consul general.

9. (Education) Also: pass designating a degree awarded at some universities, studied at a lower academic standard than an honours degree. See honours²

10. (Medicine) med relating to or involving the entire body or many of its parts; systemic

11. (Logic) logic (of a statement) not specifying an individual subject but quantifying over a domain

12. (Military) an officer of a rank senior to lieutenant general, esp one who commands a large military formation

13. any person acting as a leader and applying strategy or tactics

14. a general condition or principle: opposed to particular

15. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a title for the head of a religious order, congregation, etc

17. archaic the people; public

18. in general generally; mostly or usually

[C13: from Latin generālis of a particular kind, from genus kind]

ˈgeneralness n

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gen•er•al

(ˈdʒɛn ər əl)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or affecting all persons or things belonging to a group, category, or system: a general meeting of members; a general amnesty.

2. of, pertaining to, or true of such persons or things in the main; common to most; usual: the general mood of the people.

3. not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public.

4. considering or dealing with broad or important aspects, elements, etc.; not detailed: general guidelines; a general description.

5. not specific; approximate: a general idea of what was going on.

6. affecting the entire body: general paralysis.

7. (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body.

8. having extended command or superior or chief rank: the secretary general of the U.N.

a. an army or air force officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.

b. an army officer of any of the five highest ranks: brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.

c. an officer holding the highest rank in the U.S. Marine Corps.

10. the chief official of a religious order.

11. something that is general; generality.

12. Archaic. the general public.

Idioms:

in general,

a. with respect to the entirety; as a whole: to like people in general.

b. as a rule; usually: In general, the bus is on time.

[1250–1300; < Latin generālis=gener-, s. of genus genus + -ālis -al¹]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	general — a general officer of the highest rank full general armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine — the military forces of a nation; «their military is the largest in the region»; «the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker» general officer — officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel Blucher, G. L. von Blucher, Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, von Blucher — Prussian general who is remembered for his leadership in the wars against Napoleon (1742-1819)
	2.	general — the head of a religious order or congregation superior general chief, top dog, head — a person who is in charge; «the head of the whole operation»
	3.	general — a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); «he discussed the general but neglected the particular» fact — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; «first you must collect all the facts of the case» particular, specific — a fact about some part (as opposed to general); «he always reasons from the particular to the general» particular, specific — a fact about some part (as opposed to general); «he always reasons from the particular to the general»
Verb	1.	general — command as a general; «We are generaled by an incompetent!» command — be in command of; «The general commanded a huge army»
Adj.	1.	general — applying to all or most members of a category or group; «the general public»; «general assistance»; «a general rule»; «in general terms»; «comprehensible to the general reader» comprehensive — including all or everything; «comprehensive coverage»; «a comprehensive history of the revolution»; «a comprehensive survey»; «a comprehensive education» indiscriminate — not marked by fine distinctions; «indiscriminate reading habits»; «an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles» imprecise — not precise; «imprecise astronomical observations»; «the terms he used were imprecise and emotional» unspecialised, unspecialized — not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function specific — (sometimes followed by `to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; «rules with specific application»; «demands specific to the job»; «a specific and detailed account of the accident»
	2.	general — not specialized or limited to one class of things; «general studies»; «general knowledge» undiversified — not diversified
	3.	general — prevailing among and common to the general public; «the general discontent» common — having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; «the common man»; «a common sailor»; «the common cold»; «a common nuisance»; «followed common procedure»; «it is common knowledge that she lives alone»; «the common housefly»; «a common brand of soap»
	4.	general — affecting the entire body; «a general anesthetic»; «general symptoms» medical specialty, medicine — the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques local — affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; «local anesthesia»
	5.	general — somewhat indefinite; «bearing a general resemblance to the original»; «a general description of the merchandise» imprecise — not precise; «imprecise astronomical observations»; «the terms he used were imprecise and emotional»
	6.	general — of worldwide scope or applicability; «an issue of cosmopolitan import»; «the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time»- Christopher Morley; «universal experience» universal, ecumenical, oecumenical, worldwide, world-wide, cosmopolitan comprehensive — including all or everything; «comprehensive coverage»; «a comprehensive history of the revolution»; «a comprehensive survey»; «a comprehensive education»

general

adjective

1. widespread, accepted, popular, public, common, broad, extensive, universal, prevailing, prevalent Contrary to general opinion, Wiccans are not devil-worshippers.
widespread private, individual, personal

2. overall, complete, total, global, comprehensive, blanket, inclusive, all-embracing, overarching His firm took over general maintenance of the park last summer.
overall limited, restricted, partial, demarcated

3. universal, overall, widespread, collective, across-the-board, all-inclusive The figures represent a general decline in unemployment.
universal special, unusual, extraordinary, distinctive, exceptional, peculiar

4. vague, broad, loose, blanket, sweeping, unclear, inaccurate, approximate, woolly, indefinite, hazy, imprecise, ill-defined, inexact, unspecific, undetailed chemicals called by the general description `flavour enhancer’
vague particular, specific, exact, precise, definite

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general

adjective

1. Belonging or relating to the whole:

2. Belonging to, shared by, or applicable to all alike:

3. Of, representing, or carried on by people at large:

5. Covering a wide scope:

all-around, all-inclusive, all-round, broad, broad-spectrum, comprehensive, expansive, extended, extensive, far-ranging, far-reaching, global, inclusive, large, overall, sweeping, wide-ranging, wide-reaching, widespread.

6. Not limited to a single class:

Translations

رئيس، رئيسي، عامعامعام، غير تفصيليعَامّعُمومي

generálobecnývšeobecnýgenerálnícelkový

generalgenerelalmindeliggeneral-

generalo

üldine

kenraaliyleinenyleis-

općisveobuhvatansveopćigeneralnačelan

tábornokáltalánosgenerálisnem specializált

almennurherforingiyfir-, aîal-

一般の将軍

일반적인장군

apibendrinimasapibendrintibendrosios praktikos gydytojasdaugiausiageneralinis

galvenaisģenerāl-ģenerālisparastsvadošais

generálgenerálny

generalsplošen

allmängeneral

โดยทั่วไปนายพล

chungtướng

general

[ˈdʒenərəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= overall) [appearance, decline, attitude] → general
the general standard of education is very high → el nivel general de educación es muy alto

6. (at end of title) → general
secretary general → secretario/a m/f general

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general

adj → allgemein; to be general (= not detailed or specific: wording, proposals) → allgemein gehalten sein; (= vague) → unbestimmt or vage sein; (promises, clause) → unverbindlich sein; (= widespread: custom, weather etc) → weitverbreitet sein; his general appearance → sein Aussehen im Allgemeinen; this is not the general view → diese Ansicht wird nicht allgemein geteilt; there was general agreement among the two groups → die beiden Gruppen waren sich grundsätzlich einig; it met with general approval → es wurde allgemein gebilligt; the general attitude toward(s) the war is optimistic → es herrscht allgemein eine optimistische Einstellung zum Krieg; to be in general use → allgemein verbreitet sein; fortune tellers are so general in their statements → Wahrsager halten ihre Aussagen so allgemein; the general plan or idea is that … → wir hatten uns/sie hatten sich (dat) → etc das so gedacht, dass …; the general idea of that is to … → damit soll bezweckt werden, dass …, es geht dabei darum, dass …; that was the general idea → so war das gedacht; the general idea is to wait and see → wir/sie etc wollen einfach mal abwarten; I’ve got the general idea (of it) → ich habe eine Vorstellung or ich weiß so ungefähr, worum es geht; to give somebody a general idea of a subject → jdm eine ungefähre Vorstellung von einem Thema geben; in general terms, in a general sense → generell; she recounted in very general terms the events of recent months → sie berichtete in groben Zügen von den Ereignissen der letzten Monate; I spoke in a general way → ich habe ganz allgemein gesprochen; in the general direction of the village → ungefähr in Richtung des Dorfes; my general advice would be to leave them alone → grundsätzlich würde ich Ihnen raten, sie in Ruhe zu lassen; as a general rule → im Allgemeinen; a general ache → ein unbestimmter Schmerz; general labourer → ungelernter Arbeiter, ungelernte Arbeiterin; general drudge → Mädchen nt → für alles; general reader → Durchschnittsleser(in) m(f)

general

general anaesthetic, (US) general anesthetic

General Certificate of Education

General Certificate of Secondary Education

general confession

n the general (Rel) → das allgemeine Sündenbekenntnis

general degree

n nicht spezialisierter Studienabschluss

general delivery

adv (US, Canada Post: = poste restante) → postlagernd

general headquarters

n sing or pl (Mil) → Generalkommando nt

general hospital

n → Allgemeinkrankenhaus nt

general

general manager

n → Hauptgeschäftsführer(in) m(f)

General Officer Commanding

general pardon

n → Generalamnestie f

General Post Office

n (Brit: = building) → Hauptpost (→ amt nt) f; (dated, = organization) → Post f

general practice

n (Brit Med)

(= place) → allgemeinärztliche Praxis, Allgemeinpraxis f

general-purpose

adj → Universal-; general cleaner → Universalreiniger m

general science

n (Sch) → Naturwissenschaft f; general teacher → Naturwissenschaftslehrer(in) m(f)

general

general store

n → Gemischtwarenhandlung f

General Studies

pl (Brit Sch) Kurs zur Vermittlung von Allgemeinwissen an spezialisierte Schüler

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general

(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective

1. of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc. The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.

2. covering a large number of cases. a general rule.

3. without details. I’ll just give you a general idea of the plan.

4. (as part of an official title) chief. the Postmaster General.

noun

in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal. General Smith.

ˈgeneralize, ˈgeneralise verb

1. to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases. He’s trying to generalize from only two examples.

2. to talk (about something) in general terms. We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.

ˌgeneraliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation nounˈgenerally adverb

usually; by most people; on the whole. He is generally disliked; He generally wins.

General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election

an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved.

general practitionerGPgeneral store

a shop that sells a wide range of goods.

as a general rule

usually; in most cases. As a general rule, we don’t employ unskilled workers.

in general

usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc). People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.

the general public

the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.

general

→ عَامّ, لِوَاء generál, všeobecný general, generel allgemein, General γενικός, στρατηγός general kenraali, yleinen général general, opći generale 一般の, 将軍 일반적인, 장군 algemeen, generaal general, generelt generał, ogólny general, geral генерал, общий allmän, general โดยทั่วไป, นายพล genel chung, tướng 将军, 普通的

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general

a. general;

___ appearance → aspecto___;

___ condition → estado ___;

___ practitioners → médicos de familia;

___ treatment → tratamiento___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

general

adj general; in — por lo general

Источник

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

generall (chiefly archaic)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English general, in turn from Anglo-Norman general, generall, Middle French general, and their source, Latin generālis, from genus (“class, kind”) + -ālis (“-al”); thus morphologically parallel with, and a doublet of, generic.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK, US) enPR: jĕnʹrəl, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnɹəl/
(US) enPR: jĕnʹər-əl, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹəl/
Rhymes: (US) -ɛnəɹəl
Hyphenation: gene‧ral,

gen‧er‧al

Adjective[edit]

general (comparative more general, superlative most general)

Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. [from 13th c.]
- c. 1495, Skelton, John, «Vppon a deedman’s hed»:
  
  It is generall / To be mortall: / I haue well espyde / No man may hym hyde / From Deth holow eyed […] .
- 1842, Jerrold, Douglas, “Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’”, in Cakes and Ale:
  
  «Among us!» was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair.
- 1946, Russell, Bertrand, “Stoicism”, in History of Western Philosophy, book 1, part 3:
  
  Undoubtedly the age of the Antonines was much better than any later age until the Renaissance, from the point of view of the general happiness.
- 2006 October 15, Sutherland, Ruth, “Invite public to the private equity party”, in The Observer:
  
  One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.
(sometimes postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]
- 1865, Cust, Edward, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, page 527:
  
  For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General.
- 2002, Turner, James, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, page 122:
  
  He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his «standard» over a female army […] .
Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. [from 14th c.]
- 1817, Scott, Sir Walter, chapter IX, in Rob Roy:
  
  ‘I can’t quite afford you the sympathy you expect upon this score,’ I replied; ‘the misfortune is so general, that it belongs to one half of the species […] .’
- 2008 December 20, Patterson, John, “Home movies”, in The Guardian:
  
  The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann’s overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.
Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. [from 14th c.]
- 1924 March 17, Time:
  
  M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace.
- 2009, Zipes, Douglas P., Saturday Evening Post, volume 281, number 1, page 20:
  
  Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart — in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).
Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. [from 16th c.]
- 1817, Scott, Sir Walter, chapter X, in Rob Roy:
  
  As she thus spoke, the entrance of the servants with dinner cut off all conversation but that of a general nature.
- 2006 July 16, Nance, Kevin, “Ghosts of the White City”, in Chicago Sun-Times:
  
  The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important — «the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War,» as Harper’s put it that October — but that feels too general.
- 2008, Maloney, Robert P., “The Quiet Carpenter”, in America, volume 199, number 19, page 18:
  
  Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.
Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. [from 16th c.]
- 1941, Maugham, W Somerset, Up at the Villa, Vintage, published 2004, page 24:
  
  There was a moment’s pause. The Princess broke in with some casual remark and once more the conversation became general.
- 1947 October 20, “Russian Catechism”, in Time:
  
  Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors.
- 2007, Cheuse, Alan, “A Little Death”, in Southern Review, volume 43, number 3, page 692:
  
  His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer […] .

Synonyms[edit]

(involving every part or member): broad, generic; see also Thesaurus:generic
(prevalent or widespread): typical; see also Thesaurus:common

Antonyms[edit]

(involving every part or member): particular, specific; see also Thesaurus:specific
(prevalent or widespread): abnormal, uncommon

[edit]

universal
common

Translations[edit]

involving every part or member, not specific or particular

Albanian: përgjithshëm (sq)
Arabic: عَامّ‎ (ʕāmm)
Armenian: ընդհանուր (hy) (əndhanur)
Asturian: xeneral
Bashkir: дөйөм (döyöm)
Belarusian: агу́льны (be) m (ahúlʹny)
Breton: hollek (br)
Bulgarian: общ (bg) (obšt), всео́бщ (bg) (vseóbšt)
Catalan: general (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 一般 (zh) (yībān), 普通 (zh) (pǔtōng)
Czech: všeobecný (cs), obecný (cs)
Danish: generel, almindelig (da)
Dutch: algemeen (nl)
Esperanto: ĝenerala (eo)
Estonian: üldine
Extremaduran: heneral
Finnish: yleinen (fi)
French: général (fr), communal (fr)
Galician: xeral (gl)
Georgian: ზოგადი (zogadi)
German: allgemein (de), generell (de)
Greek: γενικός (el) m (genikós)
Hungarian: általános (hu)
Ido: generala (io)
Indonesian: menyeluruh (id), umum (id)
Japanese: 一般 (ja) (いっぱん, ippan), 全般 (ja) (ぜんぱん, zenpan), 普通 (ja) (ふつう, futsū)
Latin: generālis (la)
Latvian: vispārējs
Lithuanian: bendras (lt)
Macedonian: општ m (opšt)
Malay: umum (ms), am (ms)
Maori: whānui, matawhānui, tauwhānui
Norwegian: allmenn (no), generell (no)
Old English: ġemǣne
Polish: ogólny (pl)
Portuguese: geral (pt)
Romanian: general (ro) m, comun (ro) m
Russian: о́бщий (ru) (óbščij)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: опћѐнит, све̏опћӣ, на́челан

Roman: općènit, svȅopćī, náčelan (sh)
Slovak: všeobecný
Slovene: splošen (sl)
Spanish: general (es)
Swahili: jumla (sw)
Swedish: generell (sv), allmän (sv)
Ukrainian: зага́льний (uk) (zahálʹnyj)
Volapük: valemik (vo)
Zazaki: deg, degme

of a person: pre-eminent

French: général (fr), en chef (fr)
Georgian: მნიშვნელოვანი (mnišvnelovani), გენერალური (generaluri)
Greek: γενικός (el) m (genikós)
Malay: awam (ms)
Portuguese: general (pt) m
Tagalog: (literally) heneral c
Ukrainian: генера́льний (henerálʹnyj)

not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category

Arabic: عُمُومِيّ‎ (ʕumūmiyy), عَامّ‎ (ʕāmm)
Bashkir: дөйөм (döyöm)
Belarusian: агу́льны (be) (ahúlʹny), генера́льны (hjenjerálʹny), генэра́льны (hjenerálʹny)
Bulgarian: генера́лен (bg) (generálen)
Catalan: general (ca)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 一般 (zh) (yībān), 普通 (zh) (pǔtōng), 總／总 (zh) (zǒng), 通用 (zh) (tōngyòng)
Czech: obecný (cs) m
Danish: almen, generel
Dutch: algemeen (nl)
Finnish: yleis-
French: général (fr)
Georgian: ზოგადი (zogadi), საერთო (saerto), გენერალური (generaluri)
German: allgemein (de)
Greek: γενικός (el) m (genikós)
Indonesian: menyeluruh (id), umum (id)
Japanese: 一般的 (ja) (ippanteki)
Latin: generālis (la)
Latvian: vispārīgs
Macedonian: општ m (opšt), генера́лен m (generálen)
Malay: umum (ms), am (ms)
Maori: ahuwhānui
Norwegian: generell (no)
Portuguese: geral (pt)
Russian: о́бщий (ru) (óbščij), генера́льный (ru) (generálʹnyj), всео́бщий (ru) (vseóbščij)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: свеобу̀хватан, о̏пћӣ

Roman: sveobùhvatan (sh), ȍpćī
Slovak: všeobecný
Slovene: splošen (sl)
Swahili: majenerali (sw)
Swedish: allmän (sv)
Ukrainian: зага́льний (uk) (zahálʹnyj), генера́льний (henerálʹnyj)

Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ĝenerala (eo)
Estonian: ^{(please verify)} üldine
French: ^{(please verify)} général (fr) m, ^{(please verify)} générale (fr) f
Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} כְּלָלִי‎ (he) m (klali) , ^{(please verify)} כְּלָלִית‎ f (klalit)
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} umum (id)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} generale (it) m or f
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 일반 (ko) (ilban)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} giştî (ku), ^{(please verify)} tevayî (ku), ^{(please verify)} amî (ku), ^{(please verify)} umûmî (ku), ^{(please verify)} pirranî (ku)
Latin: ^{(please verify)} generalis (la)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} генерални m, ^{(please verify)} о̏пштӣ m

Roman: ^{(please verify)} generalni (sh) m, ^{(please verify)} ȍpštī (sh) m
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} general (es)
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} genel (tr)

Noun[edit]

general (countable and uncountable, plural generals)

(now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality. [from 16th c.]

We have dealt with the generals; now let us turn to the particulars.
(military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]
A great strategist or tactician. [from 16th c.]

Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.
(Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. [from 16th c.]
(nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral. [16th–18th c.]
(colloquial, now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties. [from 19th c.]
(countable) A general anesthetic.
(uncountable) General anesthesia.
(uncountable, insurance) The general insurance industry.

I work in general.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.

Usage notes[edit]

When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

Example: General John Doe.

The rank corresponds to pay grade O-10. Abbreviations: GEN.

Hyponyms[edit]

(high-ranking military officer):

brigadier general
colonel general
general of the air force
general of the army
lieutenant general
major general
sergeant major general, sergeant-major general

Coordinate terms[edit]

(insurance industry): health, life, pensions

Translations[edit]

military rank

Albanian: gjeneral (sq) m
Arabic: جِنِرال‎ (jinirāl); لِوَاء‎ (ar) m (liwāʔ)

Egyptian Arabic: لواء‎ m (lewa)
Armenian: զորավար (hy) (zoravar), գեներալ (hy) (general)
Azerbaijani: general (az)
Belarusian: генера́л m (hjenjerál), ваенача́льнік m (vajenačálʹnik), палкаво́дзец m (palkavódzjec), генэра́л m (hjenerál)
Bulgarian: генера́л (bg) m (generál)
Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး (my) (builhkyupkri:)
Catalan: general (ca) m
Chinese:

Mandarin: 將軍／将军 (zh) (jiāngjūn), 將帥／将帅 (zh) (jiàngshuài)
Czech: generál (cs) m
Danish: general c
Dutch: generaal (nl) m
Egyptian: (jmj-r mšꜥ)
Esperanto: generalo
Estonian: kindral
Finnish: kenraali (fi)
French: général (fr) m
Galician: xeneral (gl) m
Georgian: გენერალი (generali)
German: General (de) m
Greek: στρατηγός (el) (stratigós), πτέραρχος (el) (ptérarchos) (airforce)

Aeolic: στρόταγος m (strótagos)

Ancient: στρατηγός m (stratēgós)
Hebrew: גֶּנֶרָל‎ (he) m (general)
Hindi: जनरल (hi) m (janral)
Hungarian: generális, tábornok (hu)
Indonesian: jenderal (id)
Italian: generale (it) m
Japanese: 陸軍大将 (りくぐんたいしょう, rikugun-taishō), 将軍 (ja) (しょうぐん, shōgun)
Kazakh: генерал (kk) (general)
Khmer: ផ្កាយ (km) (phkaay), ព្រះពលទេពសេនាបតី (prĕəh pŭəl teep seenaa), ឧត្តមសេនីយ (utdɑm seeniiy), នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ (km) (néayʼŏttâmôséniy៍), នាយឧត្តមនាវី (néayʼŏttâmônéavi), សេនាឯក (séʼénéak), មេទ័ព (meitŏəp)
Korean: 장군(將軍) (ko) (janggun), 대장(大將) (ko) (daejang)
Kyrgyz: генерал (ky) (general)
Lao: ພົນເອກ (lo) (phon ʼēk)
Latin: imperator (la) m, dux (la) m
Latvian: ģenerālis m
Lithuanian: generolas m
Macedonian: генера́л m (generál)
Malay: jeneral
Maori: tianara
Marathi: सेनापती m (senāptī), जनरल m (janral)
Mongolian:

Cyrillic: генерал (mn) (general)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: general (no) m

Nynorsk: general m
Old English: heretoga m
Ottoman Turkish: پاشا‎ (paşa)
Persian: ژنرال‎ (fa) (ženerâl)
Polish: generał (pl) m
Portuguese: general (pt) m
Romanian: general (ro) m
Russian: военача́льник (ru) m (vojenačálʹnik), полково́дец (ru) m (polkovódec), генера́л (ru) m (generál)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ђенѐра̄л m

Roman: đenèrāl (sh) m
Slovak: generál (sk) m
Slovene: general (sl) m
Spanish: general (es) m
Swahili: jenerali (sw)
Swedish: härförare (sv) c, general (sv) c
Tagalog: heneral
Tajik: генерал (general)
Thai: พลเอก (th) (pon-èek)
Turkish: general (tr)
Turkmen: general
Ukrainian: полково́дець m (polkovódecʹ), генера́л m (henerál), воєнача́льник m (vojenačálʹnyk)
Uzbek: general (uz)
Vietnamese: tướng quân (vi) (将軍)
Yiddish: גענעראַל‎ m (general), גענעראַלשע‎ f (generalshe)
Zazaki: general

Translations to be checked

Estonian: ^{(please verify)} kindral
Italian: ^{(please verify)} generale (it) m
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} jeneral (ku), ^{(please verify)} ceneral (ku), ^{(please verify)} general (ku)
Lithuanian: (1) ^{(please verify)} generolas m
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} general (no)
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ^{(please verify)} генѐра̄л m

Roman: ^{(please verify)} genèrāl (sh) m
Turkish: ^{(please verify)} general (tr)

Xiangqi pieces in English · xiangqi pieces (see also: xiangqi) (layout · text)

general	advisor	elephant	horse	chariot	cannon	soldier

Verb[edit]

general (third-person singular simple present generals, present participle generalling or generaling, simple past and past participle generalled or generaled)

To lead (soldiers) as a general.

Adverb[edit]

general (not comparable)

(obsolete) In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

Derived terms[edit]

abbot general
accountant general
adjutant general
adjutant-general
advocate general
agent general
annual general meeting
artificial general intelligence
attorney general
attorney-general
bond for general purposes
brigadier general
buck general
captain general
caviar to the general
colonel general
commanding general
commissary general
consul general
consul-general
consulate general
director general
director-general
dynamic stochastic general equilibrium
extraordinary general meeting
farmer-general
floor general
general anaesthesia
general anaesthetic
general assembly
general availability
general aviation
general cargo
general classification
general continued fraction
general contractor
general delivery
general education
general election
general formula
general goods
general hospital
general insurer
general intelligent action
general issue
general knowledge
general ledger
general line
general linear group
general manager
general office
general officer
general paralysis
general paralysis of the insane
general paresis
general paresis of the insane
general partnership
general population
general practice
general practitioner
general public
general relativity
general retainer
general secretary
general semantics
general staff
general store
general strike
general studies
general surgery
general warrant
general-purpose
generalisation, generalization
generalise, generalize
generality
generally
gold general
governor-general, governor general
heir general
in general
inspector general
lieutenant general
major general
major-general
out-general
paper general
postmaster general
receiver-general
registrar-general
secretary general
secretary-general
sergeant major general, sergeant-major general
silver general
solicitor general
surgeon general
surgeon-general
surveyor general
vicar-general
witchfinder general

Anagrams[edit]

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