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A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.[a]
In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel.[1]
The adjective general had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction.
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