brigadier
noun
brig·a·dier ˌbri-gə-ˈdir 
1
: an officer in the British army commanding a brigade and ranking immediately below a major general
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The officers, one of them a major-general and several of them brigadiers — some of the highest ranks in the South African police — were all released on bail. —
ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor who has been endorsed by Trump, and Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired brigadier Army general, are the two candidates facing off. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2026 Fire brigadier Marcos Pajuelo said that dozens of injured people were taken to the hospital, in addition to the fatality. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026 The officers, one of them a major-general and several of them brigadiers -- some of the highest ranks in the South African police -- were all released on bail. —Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brigadier
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ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026 Republican Clay Fuller, a former prosecutor who has been endorsed by Trump, and Democrat Shawn Harris, a retired brigadier Army general, are the two candidates facing off. —Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2026 Fire brigadier Marcos Pajuelo said that dozens of injured people were taken to the hospital, in addition to the fatality. —Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026 The officers, one of them a major-general and several of them brigadiers -- some of the highest ranks in the South African police -- were all released on bail. —Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brigadier
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