General and Lead

General

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

Lead and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a noun "General".

Lead

Lead noun - The person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show.

General and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead a noun "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Large Ham / Music My Chemical Romance in general and lead singer Gerard Way in particular.
  • Lead Bassist He was also co-lead vocalist, though this was less well-known to the general public as his lead vocals tended to remain as album tracks.
    Source: Lead Bassist
  • Chris Hero had been a general nuisance to Ring of Honor before he officially lead the CZW invaders against it and remained a general nuisance to Ring of Honor even after the invasion had ended.
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