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GEN OFFR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Organization
- Land Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general officer
1, record 1, English, general%20officer
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- gen offr 2, record 1, English, gen%20offr
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- senior grade officer 3, record 1, English, senior%20grade%20officer
correct, noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
General officers are at the top of the military hierarchy. In the Army, this category comprises brigadier-generals, major-generals, lieutenant-generals and generals. 4, record 1, English, - general%20officer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
general officer; gen offr : designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 1, English, - general%20officer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation militaire
- Forces terrestres
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- officier général
1, record 1, French, officier%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- officière générale 2, record 1, French, offici%C3%A8re%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct, feminine noun
- offr gén 1, record 1, French, offr%20g%C3%A9n
correct, masculine and feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les officiers généraux se situent au sommet de la hiérarchie militaire. Au sein de l'Armée de terre, on rassemble sous cette appellation les brigadiers-généraux, les majors-généraux, les lieutenants-généraux et les généraux. 3, record 1, French, - officier%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
officier général; offr gén : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 4, record 1, French, - officier%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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