General (disambiguation)
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A general
is a high ranking military officer.
General or Generals may also refer to:
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
is a high ranking military officer.
General or Generals may also refer to:
Sports teams
- Washington GeneralsWashington GeneralsThe Washington Generals are an American exhibition basketball team, best known for their spectacular losing streak in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters.-History:...
, an American exhibition basketball team, known for opposing the Harlem Globetrotters - New Jersey GeneralsNew Jersey GeneralsThe New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League established in 1982 to begin play in the spring and summer of 1983. The team played three seasons from 1983-85, winning 31 regular-season games and losing 25 while going 0-2 in postseason competition...
, a franchise in the defunct United States Football League - Greensboro GeneralsGreensboro GeneralsThe Greensboro Generals were an ECHL team that existed from 1999-2004. The franchise replaced the Greensboro Monarchs, who called the city home from 1989-1995....
, a minor league ice hockey team from Greensboro, North Carolina - Oshawa GeneralsOshawa GeneralsThe Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League...
, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League - The Generals, mascot of Washington and Lee UniversityWashington and Lee UniversityWashington and Lee University is a private liberal arts college in Lexington, Virginia, United States.The classical school from which Washington and Lee descended was established in 1749 as Augusta Academy, about north of its present location. In 1776 it was renamed Liberty Hall in a burst of...
in Lexington, Virginia - The Generals, mascot of Washington-Lee High SchoolWashington-Lee High SchoolWashington-Lee High School is one of three traditional public high schools in the Arlington Public Schools district in Arlington, Virginia, covering grades 9-12. As of 2009-2010, the school had over 1,800 students and 120 teachers...
in Arlington, Virginia
Games
- General (Freeware game)General (Freeware game)The General is a freeware turn-based strategic game developed by Russian team NewGame Software.In this game, you take the lead of a country striving for territory and compete with other countries, developing science, hiring generals and armies and fighting battles...
, a strategic game developed by NewGame Software - Command & Conquer: GeneralsCommand & Conquer: GeneralsCommand & Conquer: Generals is a real-time strategy game in the Command & Conquer series. Generals utilizes SAGE...
, a computer game by Electronic Arts - General, a character in the video game Mega Man X4Mega Man X4Mega Man X4, known as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Mega Man X series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were released simultaneously in Japan on August 1, 1997...
- The General, the leader of the Sons of Samedi in Saints Row 2Saints Row 2Saints Row 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the second title in the Saints Row series, after the release of Saints Row in 2006. It is succeeded by Saints Row: The...
Other uses
- General (DC Comics)General (DC Comics)The General is a fictional character appearing in the DC Comics universe. Created by Chuck Dixon as an opponent for Batman, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #654, published in December 1992...
, or The General, a comic book character - General (G.I. Joe), the G.I. Joe Team’s mobile strike headquarters
- General (newspaper)General (newspaper)General is a Malayalam language newspaper printed daily and widely read in Kerala, India.-See also:* Johny Chandy* Chandys, Inc.* Chandy's Group* BlueMatrix, Inc.* List of newspapers in India by circulation...
, a Malayalam language daily newspaper in Kerala, India - General RecordsGeneral RecordsGeneral Records was a small United States based record label of the late 1930s and early 1940s.General Records were made by Consolidated Records Incorporated of New York City...
, an American record label - General TireGeneral TireThe General Tire and Rubber Company is an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles.General Tire was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William F. O'Neil. Products included the low-pressure "General Balloon Jumbo" and the "Dual 90" tire...
and Rubber Company, an American manufacturer of tires for motor vehicles - El GeneralEl GeneralEl General is a Panamanian Reggae artist considered by some to be one of the Fathers of Reggaeton. During the early 1990s, he initiated the Spanish spoken dancehall that would later become reggaeton...
, a Panamanian artist - General, the middle of three Standard Grade tiers of the Scottish Qualifications Authority's National QualificationsNational QualificationsNational Qualifications are qualifications studied in Secondary schools and Colleges of Further Education in Scotland. There are three types of National Qualification - Standard Grades, National Courses and National Units.-Standard Grades:...
See also
- GeneralizationGeneralizationA generalization of a concept is an extension of the concept to less-specific criteria. It is a foundational element of logic and human reasoning. Generalizations posit the existence of a domain or set of elements, as well as one or more common characteristics shared by those elements. As such, it...
, the American spelling of the use of "general" as an adjective - The General (disambiguation)
- Attorney GeneralAttorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
- Surgeon General (disambiguation)
- Superior general (disambiguation)