· a general officer of the highest rank

Synonym(s): full_general

Hypernym(s): general_officer

· the head of a religious order or congregation

Synonym(s): superior_general

Hypernym(s): head, chief, top_dog

· a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"

Hypernym(s): fact

Antonym(s): particular, specific

· command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

Hypernym(s): command

· applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"

Antonym(s): specific

· not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"

· prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"

· affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

Antonym(s): local

· somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

· of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

Synonym(s): cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide, world-wide