ALL meanings of brigadier general
brig·a·dier gen·er·al
B b - countable noun brigadier general In the United States, a brigadier general is a senior officer in the armed forces who is often in charge of a brigade and has a rank above colonel and below major general. 3
- noun brigadier general an officer of the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade 3
- noun brigadier general a military officer with an insignia of one star, ranking above a colonel and below a major general 3
- noun plural brigadier general an officer of the rank between colonel and major general. 1
- noun brigadier general (military) A military officer who commands a brigade. 0
- noun brigadier general (US, military) A one star general. 0
- noun brigadier general (military) A military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency. 0