General

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commissioned officer rank military rank senior military officer

A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
General canonical	19
general	1
general (comics)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commissioned officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ senior military officer ⓘ
appointmentAuthority	defence minister in some countries ⓘ head of state in many countries ⓘ
canCommand	army ⓘ corps ⓘ field army ⓘ theater of operations ⓘ
canHoldPosition	Chief of Defence Staff ⓘ Chief of Staff of an army ⓘ Commander of a unified combatant command ⓘ
equivalentNavalRank	Admiral ⓘ
etymology	derived from Latin generālis meaning inclusive or general ⓘ
foundInBranch	Air Force ⓘ surface form: air force army ⓘ marine corps ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ surface form: space force
historicalOrigin	medieval European military leadership titles ⓘ
insigniaTypicallyIncludes	four stars ⓘ
insigniaVariesBy	country ⓘ
isA	flag officer rank ⓘ general officer rank ⓘ high-ranking military officer ⓘ
mayBePromotedTo	Field Marshal ⓘ General of the Air Force ⓘ General of the Army ⓘ
notTypicallyUsedInBranch	coast guard ⓘ navy ⓘ
promotionFrom	Lieutenant General ⓘ
rankCategory	OF-9 ⓘ
rankGroup	general officer ⓘ
rankLevel	four-star rank ⓘ
rankSystem	NATO rank codes ⓘ
requiresCommission	yes ⓘ
requiresConfirmationBy	legislature in some countries ⓘ
responsibility	force readiness ⓘ high-level military policy implementation ⓘ operational command ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ
seniority	among highest ranks in most armies ⓘ
serviceRequirement	long military career ⓘ prior command experience at lower levels ⓘ
typicalInvolvement	joint and combined operations planning ⓘ national security decision-making ⓘ
typicalRole	commands large military units ⓘ commands military formations ⓘ serves as senior leader within armed force ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Generalfeldmarschall → higherRankThan → General ⓘ

Commandant of the Marine Corps → hasRank → General ⓘ

David Petraeus → militaryRank → General ⓘ

Uzal G. Ent → hasHonorificTitle → General ⓘ

Patton → militaryRank → General ⓘ

subject surface form: George S. Patton

Allied Joint Force Command Naples → typicalCommanderRank → General ⓘ

Portuguese military ranks → hasCommissionedOfficerRank → General ⓘ

Portuguese military ranks → hasAirForceOfficerRank → General ⓘ

Independent Operational Group Polesie → commanderRank → General ⓘ

Salvation Army → leaderTitle → General ⓘ

British Army officers → rankStructure → General ⓘ

General Hoang Van Thai → militaryRank → General ⓘ

subject surface form: Hoàng Văn Thái

O-10 → typicalRankTitleInSpaceForce → General ⓘ

William Platt → hasHonorificTitle → General ⓘ

Chief of Staff, Ground Self-Defense Force → hasStyle → General ⓘ

Thaddeus Ross → rank → General ⓘ

this entity surface form: general (comics)

Sherman family of Ohio → militaryRank → General ⓘ

subject surface form: William Tecumseh Sherman

Georgia Gwinnett College → mascot → General ⓘ

Poe Dameron → rank → General ⓘ

Alexander M. Patch → hasHonorificTitle → General ⓘ

Vladimir Sukhomlinov → occupation → General ⓘ

this entity surface form: general