n.
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : something (as a concept, principle, or statement) that involves or is applicable to the whole
2 : SUPERIOR GENERAL
3 archaic : the general public : PEOPLE
4 a : GENERAL OFFICER b : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a lieutenant general and whose insignia is four stars ― compare ADMIRAL
– in general : for the most part : GENERALLY