major-generals
High-ranking army officers
Major-generals is the plural of major-general, a military rank above brigadier general and below lieutenant general.
The hyphenated form reflects the compound's origin: a general who serves as a major (chief) assistant to a commanding general.
The major-generals convened to discuss strategy.
In casual speech, the hyphen is often dropped.
Senior military officers
- colonelsSenior military officers
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- officersThose holding authority
- brassCopper-zinc metal mixture
staff · headquarters · promotion · stars · insignia · corps · division · army
Military personnel collectively
- battalionsLarge organized military units
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- brigadesOrganized military units
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
strategy · tactics · deployment · orders · campaigns · logistics · leadership · subordinates
Southernmost national capital globally
- GrantFunds given officially
- ShermanAmerican tank model
- PattonWWII armor general
- MontgomeryAlabama's seat of government
Rommel · cavalry · infantry · artillery · campaigns · battles · wars · uniforms
Comic operetta about seafaring thieves
- operettaComic musical theater piece
- satireMockery exposing vice
- VictorianOf a prim era
- comic operaHumorous sung theatrical work
Savoy · Gilbert · Sullivan · libretto · verse · parody · military satire · topsy-turvy
brigadiers
Senior military officers
- colonelsSenior military officers
- commandersMilitary authority figures
- officersThose holding authority
brass · staff · headquarters · promotion · stars · insignia · corps · division · army · military
troops
Military personnel collectively
- battalionsLarge organized military units
- divisionsSeparate portions of something
- brigadesOrganized military units
operations · strategy · tactics · deployment · orders · campaigns · logistics · leadership · subordinates · adjutants
Wellington
Southernmost national capital globally
Rommel · Montgomery · cavalry · infantry · artillery · campaigns · battles · wars · uniforms · epaulettes
Pirates of Penzance
Comic operetta about seafaring thieves
comic opera · Savoy · Gilbert · Sullivan · libretto · verse · parody · military satire · topsy-turvy · theatrical
major-generalsprivates
Lowest enlisted rank
enlisted personnel · recruits · sergeants · corporals · non-commissioned officers
major-generalscivilians
Non-military population
non-combatants · pacifists · conscientious objectors · elected officials · civil servants
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