general officer

general officer

n. An officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above colonel.

general officer

n (Military) an officer holding a commission of brigadier's rank or above in the army, air force, or marine corps

gen′eral of′ficer

n. any military officer ranking above colonel.

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general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonelarmed 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"brigadier, brigadier general - a general officer ranking below a major generalcommissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corpsfull general, general - a general officer of the highest ranklieutenant general - a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full generalmajor-general - a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general