Forerunner
Forerunner noun - One that announces or indicates the later arrival of another.
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General and forerunner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "General" instead a noun "Forerunner".
General
General noun - A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular).
Forerunner and general are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forerunner" instead a noun "General".
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However, the film does not mention that he was also General Counsel for the Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to the CIA) during World War II (between 1943 to 1945, to be exact) and so was fully experienced dealing with spies.
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