Brigadier
Brigadier noun - A general officer ranking below a major general.
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Synonyms for Brigadier
Colonel and brigadier are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Colonel" instead a noun "Brigadier".
Nearby Word: brigade
Colonel
Colonel noun - A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
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Synonyms for Colonel
Nearby Word: colonelcy
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- Jack O'Neill gets a double treatment: promoted from colonel to brigadier general in season 8 of Stargate SG-1, and to head of Homeworld Security in season 9.
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Hancock jumps from Major to Brigadier General when McClellan takes command and Chamberlain goes from Lieutenant Colonel to full Colonel near the end of the book.
Source: Literature / Gods and Generals -
Theoretically, General Ripper and The Brigadier should have more Power Levels than Colonel Badass but star ranks are for pen-pushers and quill-drivers.
Source: Colonel Badass
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