1.a general officer of the highest rank
2.the head of a religious order or congregation
3.a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular);
he discussed the general but neglected the particular
4.applying to all or most members of a category or group;
the general public
5.not specialized or limited to one class of things;
general studies
6.of national scope;
a general election
7.prevailing among and common to the general public;
the general discontent
8.affecting the entire body;
a general anesthetic
9.somewhat indefinite;
bearing a general resemblance to the original
10.of worldwide scope or applicability;
an issue of cosmopolitan import
1.command as a general;
We are generaled by an incompetent!