Commander
Commander noun - One in official command especially of a military force or base.
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General and commander are semantically related in military commander topic. In some cases you can use "General" instead a noun "Commander".
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- Particularly notable because the Russian general Kutuzov, who had actually occupied the Heights, had saw through the ruse and ignored orders from his immediate superior Von Weyrother (Austrian general and commander of the combined Austrian-Russian army) of leaving to attack Napoleon.
Source: Batman Gambit / Real Life - Non-Entity General The player is a general or commander in a strategy game who may not actually even exist.
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Before 19th century, "general" was simply the commander of the whole army on campaign while "marshall" was the overall commander of the whole military of the country.
Source: Rank Inflation
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