general's

High officer's possession

General's is the possessive form of general, the high-ranking military officer.

It indicates something belonging to or associated with a general: the general's orders, the general's staff, the general's strategy.

Also used with general in the non-military sense of something broad or comprehensive: the general's principle would be unusual, but the attorney general's opinion is common.

military

command

Authoritative instruction given

troopsMilitary personnel collectively
ordersInstructions to obey
starsLuminous celestial bodies

uniform · strategy · headquarters · army · rank · battalion · aide-de-camp · staff · brigade · division

possession

quarters

Assigned living accommodations

residencePlace one inhabits
mansionLarge, stately home
estateProperty and grounds

medals · sword · portrait · memoirs · legacy · baton · epaulettes · ceremonial · library · collection

leadership

decision

Settled course of action

directiveFormal command or instruction
visionAbility to see
authorityPower to enforce obedience

inspection · review · address · briefing · counsel · judgment · reputation · influence · prestige · charisma

Opposites

military rank hierarchy

general'sprivate's

Belonging to lowest soldier

recruit's · subordinate's · corporal's · cadet's · follower's

scope of authority/specificity

general'sspecialist's

Of a focused professional

individual's

Phrases

in generalConsidering most cases
general managerOverall operations supervisor
director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
general publicPeople as a whole
general storeAll-purpose rural shop
general electionNationwide voting for office

Family

general, generally, generals, generality, generalize, generalized, generalization, generalist, generalists

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G