rank of brigadier

collocation in English

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rank
adjective
uk
/ræŋk/us
/ræŋk/
(especially of something bad) complete ...
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brigadier
noun[C]
uk
/ˌbrɪɡ.əˈdɪər/us
/ˌbrɪɡ.əˈdɪr/
an officer in the British army whose rank is above a colonel and below a ...
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(Definition ofrankandbrigadierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I myself know a young soldier who from the rank of captain reached therankofbrigadier-general.
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When the appointment for which an officer has been granted the temporaryrankofbrigadier-general lapses, he reverts to his substantive rank.
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It does not really abolish therankofbrigadier-general.
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Seven were of therankofbrigadieror above.
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I think it is largely a question of age, and the demands of modern warfare on officers of therankofbrigadierare very exacting.
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I should like to see more territorials reaching therankofbrigadieror general.
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He also referred to those who have retired at the age of fifty-seven or held honoraryrankofbrigadier-general.
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There will be no delegation of these powers overseas below therankofbrigadier.
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It determines the pay and conditions of all ranks up to therankofbrigadier.
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Why have the increases applied only to therankofbrigadierand below?
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Has this second lieutenant been given the acting or localrankofbrigadier?
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There are now 537 officers of therankofbrigadieror above on the active list.
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Why then limit the inducement only to therankofbrigadierand below?
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He was very concerned that there was no statement about the pay of officers above therankofbrigadier.
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If a colonel was commanding an independent column equivalent to a brigade, is it not fair that he should be given the temporaryrankofbrigadier-general while doing so?
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I consider that appropriate superior authorities—that is to say, officers of therankofbrigadieror above and air commodore or above—already possess sufficient maximum powers of punishment.
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The rank typically exists in militaries that do not maintain arankofbrigadiergeneral/brigadier.
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Therankofbrigadierof the armies was abolished and the normal brigade command rank, field marshal, was replaced by brigade general.
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This appeared on its own for the now obsoleterankofbrigadier-general.
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He was never officially promoted to therankofbrigadiergeneral.
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