Synonym: broad, commander, common, indefinite, officer, ordinary, universal, vague, widespread. Antonym: especial, individual, particular, peculiar, special. Similar words: in general, the general public, generate, generation gap, generous, mineral, funeral, gene. Meaning: ['dʒenərəl] n. 1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. the head of a religious order or congregation 3. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular). v. command as a general. adj. 1. applying to all or most members of a category or group 2. not specialized or limited to one class of things 3. of national scope 4. prevailing among and common to the general public 5. affecting the entire body 6. somewhat indefinite 7. of worldwide scope or applicability.
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211. The prospect of bankruptcy of his company beetled over the general manager.
212. Her message was interpreted as a warning to the general.
213. Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.
214. They also called for the holding of multi-party general elections.
215. The General was anxious to cut short the philosophizing and get down to more urgent problems.
216. At the last General Election, they suffered a crushing/humiliating defeat.
217. Regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels.
218. The Labour Party won a huge majority at the last general election.
219. The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision.
220. It is possible that the present Governor General will be made interim President[sentencedict.com], if the proposals go through.
221. The maintenance department is responsible for the general upkeep of the park.
222. Is this group of people fully representative of the population in general?
223. As a general rule, we don't allow children in the bar.
224. Before the meeting, the general secretary gave the representatives a briefing.
225. The General Secretary of the Party noted down the details of the plan.
226. The Secretary General says the declaration must now be backed up by concrete and effective actions.
227. General Powell predicted that in the future it might even be possible to stage joint military exercises.
228. His firm took over the planting and general maintenance of the park last March.
229. In general, employers do little to help the single working mother.
230. The army is now under the direct command of General Barton.
231. These big general issues should be broken down into more narrowly focused questions.
232. The general had mustered his troops north of the Hindu Kush.
233. We've had a few arguments over the years,[www.Sentencedict.com] but in general we get on marvellously.
234. In general, about 10% of the candidates are eventually offered positions.
235. There was a general air of expectancy in the crowd.
236. They are accused of trying to shield the General from US federal investigators.
237. Having discussed the matter in general,we can now descend to details.
238. They say the new general is able to breathe courage into the army.
239. The body of the general was reinterred at his native town in the earlier years of the 20th century.
240. My general impression was that he seemed a pleasant man.
More similar words: in general, the general public, generate, generation gap, generous, mineral, funeral, gene, genetic, energy, scenery, listener, energetic, enervate, overall, after all, liberal, federal, several, literally, visceral, federalism, federalist, vulnerable, scene, genre, agent, oral, rally, benefit.