major general

See also: major-general

English

Alternative forms

• major-general
• Maj. Gen. (titular abbreviation)
• maj. gen. (nominal abbreviation)

Noun

major general (plural major generals)

1. A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.
   • 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “I am the very pattern of a modern Major-General”, in The Pirates of Penzance  […], Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., published 1880, →OCLC, page 17:

     In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy-- [...] You'll say a better major-general has never sat agee.

Usage notes

When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

Example: Major General John Doe.

The rank corresponds to pay grade O-8. Abbreviations: MG.

Translations

a military officer

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• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 少將／少将 (zh) (shàojiàng)

• Czech: generálmajor (cs) m
• Danish: generalmajor (da) c
• Estonian: kindralmajor
• Finnish: kenraalimajuri (fi)
• German: Generalmajor (de) m, Generalmajorin f
• Greek: υποστράτηγος (el) (ypostrátigos) (army), υποπτέραρχος (el) (ypoptérarchos) (airforce)
• Hebrew: אַלּוּף (he) m (alúf)
• Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 少将 (ja) (しょうしょう), 陸将補 (りくしょうほ) (in JGSDF)
• Korean: 소장(少將) (ko) (sojang)
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• Macedonian: генерал мајор m (general major)
• Marathi: मेजर जनरल m (mejar janral)
• Polish: generał major m
• Romanian: general-maior m
• Russian: генера́л-майо́р (ru) m (generál-majór)
• Slovak: please add this translation if you can
• Swahili: meja jenerali
• Swedish: generalmajor (sv) c
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