An officer who commands any body of troops not less than a brigade.
A general principle, statement, or notion; totality.
Pertaining to a genus; relating to all of a class.
Large; sweeping; indefinite.
Common; customary; wide- spread.
Viewed as a whole.
Then the general turned to Neale. – The U.P. Trail by Zane Grey
One moment- I will return to the General and explain." – Further Foolishness by Stephen Leacock
I'll tell you after I've seen the general. – The Green Flag by Arthur Conan Doyle