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1. Affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.
the general opinion was that prices would fall
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2. Not specialized or limited in range of subject, application, activity, etc.
So the best that I can do is offer an answer in vague, general terms.
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3. (of a rule, principle, etc.) true for all or most cases.
As a general rule they do not sting and are harmless.
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4. Normal or usual.
This is considered to be a general effect and to have variable consequences.
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5. Considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed.
the arrangements were outlined in very general terms
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6. Chief or principal.
the Director General of the BBC
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1. A commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
Alarmed generals order both sides to resume hostilities.
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2. A high rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above lieutenant general and below field marshal, general of the army, or general of the air force.
The senior officers - generals, brigadiers, colonels - were all at a loss about what to do.
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3. short for lieutenant general or major general
4. The head of a religious order organized on quasi-military lines, e.g. the Jesuits, the Dominicans, or the Salvation Army.
Realizing that he might need some help, the Church sent the generals of the Dominican and Franciscan orders as his advisors.
5. (the general) The general public.
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1. Middle English via Old French from Latin generalis, from genus, gener- ‘class, race, kind’. The noun primarily denotes a person having overall authority: the sense ‘army commander’ is an abbreviation of captain general, from French capitaine général ‘commander-in-chief’.
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