General and Patrician

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

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

Patrician noun - A man or woman of high birth or social position.

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General and patrician are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead a noun "Patrician".

Nearby Words: Patrice, Patrica, Patricia

In Night Watch, after Lord Snapcase succeeds Lord Winder as patrician, he agrees to a general amnesty for the rebels, as it will make the transition to his rule go more smoothly.

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Lord Vetinari is something of a subversion; very few people seem to actually like him or even the patrician system of government in general - there seem to be plenty of casual royalists in Ankh-Morpork.

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In Men at Arms, we're told that the Patrician's general view on law and order is that if there's a crime, there must be seen to be a punishment.

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