[noun] a general officer of the highest rank Synonyms:full
[noun] the head of a religious order or congregation Synonyms:superior
[noun] a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
[verb] command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
[adjective] 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"
[adjective] not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"
[adjective] of national scope; "a general election"
[adjective] prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"
[adjective] affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
[adjective] somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
[adjective] of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" Synonyms:cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide
