Commander and General

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".

General

General noun - A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular).

Commander and general are semantically related in military commander topic. Sometimes you can use "Commander" instead a noun "General".

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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.
  • Non-Entity General The player is a general or commander in a strategy game who may not actually even exist.
  • Rank Inflation 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.
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