Thesaurus results for GENERALS

generals

noun

plural of general

as in commanders

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Recent Examples of generals Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains? — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for generals

Noun

Rather than immediately exposing maneuver forces to direct contact, Russian commanders typically first attempt to inflict sufficient losses on Ukrainian defenders to make the subsequent assault more manageable.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
During the first hour, pine grove owners urged fire commanders to light a backfire a few hundred yards from Le Porge.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of commanders

Noun

The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.

— Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of governors

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Whereas many tech leaders have, like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, touted the benefits of AI, many have also expressed concern about its perils.

— Reuters, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Several Kansas City community leaders are calling for residents to have a meaningful role in selecting the city’s next police chief, weeks after Stacey Graves announced plans to retire next year.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Head scribes Chris Ord and Matt Corman, and episodic directors for the remainder of the series, were let go.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Projects must be led by LGBTQ+ directors and screenwriters, or by professionals whose dissident gender identities and expressions inform their creative perspectives.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

Independent monitor reports from June 22 to July 3 show that as a result of staffing issues, administrators paused admission of new patients.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
School administrators later determined that no student by that name was enrolled there, according to the affidavit.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of administrators

Noun

This was discontinued when SOE chiefs realized that a dagger would be the first thing taken from a prisoner.

— David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
The chiefs rivalries uniforms will honor arrowhead stadium considering the 4 year window with these rivalry uniforms will be the last 4 years at arrowhead.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026