commanding general

collocation in English

meaningsofcommandingandgeneral

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commanding
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɑːn.dɪŋ/us
/kəˈmæn.dɪŋ/
having the authority to ...
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general
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/us
/ˈdʒen.ər.əl/
an officer of very high rank, especially in ...
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(Definition ofcommandingandgeneralfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No proposalscommandinggeneralacceptance have so far been received.
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Thecommandinggeneralis leading his troops in the opposite direction.
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The chairman must be an independent-minded man and a personalitycommandinggeneralrespect.
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We have felt that a good appeal, an appealcommandinggeneralconfidence, was of absolute necessity.
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A representative committeecommandinggeneralsupport which will examine the films and pass judgment on their suitability.
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That afternoon thecommandinggeneralarrived and spoke to them.
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His deputycommandinggeneralis from the other community.
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He was madecommandinggeneralof the battalion.
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The council then elected lvarez as theircommandinggeneral.
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Our own military law authorises acommandinggeneraloccupying enemy territory to take hostages to provide for the security of his forces.
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Thecommandinggeneral, a lieutenant general may be either an aviator or a ground officer.
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For these achievements he also received a letter from thecommandinggeneralof the 4.
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Thecommandinggeneralof the brigade was considered the division commander for planning purposes.
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Immediately, thecommandinggeneralbegan appointing officers to recruit these new units.
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Zhao was himself made acommandinggeneralto the north of the capital.
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More time is needed to garner the relevant facts and work out a comprehensive and detailed set of proposals that have a chance ofcommandinggeneralacceptance.
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However, the king's plans were overly bureaucratic, navely supposing that orders from acommandinggeneralwould automatically be followed.
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He was the president ("de facto" dictator) of the republic, as well as thecommandinggeneralof the militia.
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Relations between thecommandinggeneraland the fleet actually improved at this time, despite the altered chain of command.
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Brereton then began six and one-half years of successive command assignments, including seven tours as acommandinggeneral.
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She and her sister ships were warmly commended by thecommandinggeneralashore for their effective close range fire support.
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In the subsequent fighting, it occupied the most dangerous post and received special commendations of thecommandinggeneral.
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It was an unprecedented act of courage at that time, a captain who was honestly not afraid to criticize hiscommandinggeneral.
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Acommandinggeneraloverseeing the court-martial has the option of reducing the sentence to life with the possibility of parole.
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He is also the formercommandinggeneralof its militia, and is responsible for making them as brutally efficient as they are now.
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