general

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ one-star, two-star, three-star, etc. (all AmE)

GENERAL + VERB

▪ command sth, lead sth

▪

Both generals had commanded units in that area.

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adj.

General is used with these nouns: ↑acceptance, ↑acclaim, ↑administration, ↑adoption, ↑advice, ↑agreement, ↑aim, ↑amnesty, ↑anaesthetic, ↑apathy, ↑appearance, ↑application, ↑approach, ↑approval, ↑argument, ↑aspect, ↑assembly, ↑assent, ↑assertion, ↑assessment, ↑assumption, ↑atmosphere, ↑attitude, ↑audience, ↑availability, ↑awareness, ↑background, ↑belief, ↑category, ↑chaos, ↑characteristic, ↑check-up, ↑chorus, ↑circulation, ↑classification, ↑collapse, ↑comment, ↑commitment, ↑concept, ↑conception, ↑concern, ↑confusion, ↑consensus, ↑consent, ↑context, ↑conversation, ↑correlation, ↑counsel, ↑criticism, ↑currency, ↑decline, ↑decrease, ↑description, ↑direction, ↑directive, ↑disarmament, ↑disarray, ↑discontent, ↑discussion, ↑disillusionment, ↑dislike, ↑dissatisfaction, ↑distaste, ↑distinction, ↑distress, ↑distribution, ↑distrust, ↑drift, ↑duty, ↑editor, ↑education, ↑election, ↑electorate, ↑enquiry, ↑enthusiasm, ↑euphoria, ↑expectation, ↑expenditure, ↑explanation, ↑failure, ↑fatigue, ↑fear, ↑feeling, ↑finding, ↑fitness, ↑framework, ↑gist, ↑gloom, ↑guidance, ↑guide, ↑guideline, ↑heading, ↑health, ↑hospital, ↑hostility, ↑idea, ↑ignorance, ↑implication, ↑importance, ↑impression, ↑improvement, ↑index, ↑indication, ↑information, ↑insecurity, ↑instruction, ↑insurance, ↑intention, ↑interest, ↑introduction, ↑knowledge, ↑labourer, ↑lack, ↑layout, ↑level, ↑library, ↑maintenance, ↑management, ↑manager, ↑maxim, ↑medicine, ↑meeting, ↑membership, ↑merchandise, ↑mistrust, ↑mood, ↑murmur, ↑nature, ↑neglect, ↑notion, ↑nursing, ↑observation, ↑opinion, ↑outline, ↑outlook, ↑overview, ↑panic, ↑pardon, ↑partner, ↑perception, ↑philosophy, ↑physician, ↑picture, ↑population, ↑practice, ↑presumption, ↑principle, ↑prohibition, ↑property, ↑proposition, ↑prosperity, ↑public, ↑purpose, ↑reaction, ↑reader, ↑recognition, ↑recommendation, ↑reduction, ↑reference, ↑rejoicing, ↑relaxation, ↑relevance, ↑reluctance, ↑remark, ↑report, ↑requirement, ↑revenue, ↑rise, ↑rule, ↑run, ↑scepticism, ↑secretary, ↑sense, ↑sentiment, ↑shape, ↑shortage, ↑significance, ↑similarity, ↑situation, ↑staff, ↑store, ↑strategy, ↑strike, ↑summary, ↑supervision, ↑support, ↑surgeon, ↑surgery, ↑survey, ↑sympathy, ↑taxation, ↑tendency, ↑tenor, ↑term, ↑textbook, ↑theme, ↑theory, ↑thesis, ↑thrust, ↑tone, ↑topic, ↑trend, ↑truth, ↑understanding, ↑unease, ↑unhappiness, ↑usage, ↑use, ↑usefulness, ↑verdict, ↑vicinity, ↑view, ↑warranty, ↑welfare, ↑well-being, ↑will, ↑willingness