major general

Noun

 * 1) A military officer in the armies of most nations, typically ranking below a lieutenant general and above a brigadier.

Usage notes
When used as a title, it is always capitalized.


 * Example: Major General John Doe.

The rank corresponds to pay grade O-8. Abbreviations: MG.

Translations

 * Albanian:
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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Estonian: kindralmajor
 * Finnish:
 * German:, Generalmajorin
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: mayor jenderal
 * Japanese:, 陸将補
 * Korean:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: генерал мајор
 * Malay: mejar jeneral
 * Marathi: मेजर जनरल
 * Polish: generał major
 * Romanian: general-maior
 * Russian:
 * Slovak:
 * Swahili: meja jenerali
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: