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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In 2005, he was appointed head of Adra Prison and later rose to the rank of brigadier general.
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Lieutenant colonels are two ranks below brigadier generals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 May 2024
Its speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is a former brigadier general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—Ali Reza Eshraghi, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2020
All four are accused of treason, the ministry said, adding that three brigadier generals and three commanders who were confirmed to have deployed soldiers made up the other six.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Lieutenant colonels are two ranks below brigadier generals.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 May 2024
Its speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is a former brigadier general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
—Ali Reza Eshraghi, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2020
All four are accused of treason, the ministry said, adding that three brigadier generals and three commanders who were confirmed to have deployed soldiers made up the other six.
—Stella Kim, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Brigadier general.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brigadier%20general. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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