applying to all or most members of a category or group; the general public; general assistance; a general rule; in general terms; comprehensible to the general reader'

affecting the entire body; a general anesthetic; general symptoms'

a general officer of the highest rank

[ Syn: full general ]

the head of a religious order or congregation

[ Syn: superior general ]

a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); he discussed the general but neglected the particular'

not specialized or limited to one class of things; general studies; general knowledge'

prevailing among and common to the general public; the general discontent'

somewhat indefinite; bearing a general resemblance to the original; a general description of the merchandise'

of worldwide scope or applicability; an issue of cosmopolitan import; the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time- Christopher Morley; universal experience

[ Syn: cosmopolitan , ecumenical , oecumenical , universal , worldwide , world-wide ]

command as a general; We are generaled by an incompetent!'