general officer vs general

general officer and general both are nouns.

general officer is not an adjective while general is an adjective.

general officer is not a verb while general is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
general officer	Yes	No	No	No
general	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, general is a hyponym of general officer; that is, general is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than general officer:

general officer: officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
general: a general officer of the highest rank

Other hyponyms of general officer include brigadier, brigadier general, full general, lieutenant general, major-general.

general officer (noun)	general (noun)
officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel	a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
	a general officer of the highest rank
	the head of a religious order or congregation

general officer (adjective)	general (adjective)
	applying to all or most members of a category or group
	affecting the entire body
	prevailing among and common to the general public
	of worldwide scope or applicability
	somewhat indefinite
	not specialized or limited to one class of things

general officer (verb)	general (verb)
	command as a general

general officer vs general

general officer and general both are nouns.

general officer is not an adjective while general is an adjective.

general officer is not a verb while general is a verb.

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