brigadier general
noun
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a colonel and whose insignia is one star
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Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska has built a reputation as a moderate, holding onto his position since 2016 thanks to his experience as a retired Air Force brigadier general.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cavazos went on to become the Army's first Hispanic brigadier general in 1976.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
In 2005, he was appointed head of Adra Prison and later rose to the rank of brigadier general.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Lieutenant colonels are two ranks below brigadier generals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 May 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Cavazos went on to become the Army's first Hispanic brigadier general in 1976.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
In 2005, he was appointed head of Adra Prison and later rose to the rank of brigadier general.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Lieutenant colonels are two ranks below brigadier generals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 May 2024
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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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