general

adjective

• 1affecting or concerning all or most people, places, or things; widespread:books of general interest
• not specialized or limited in range of subject, application, activity, etc.:brush up on your general knowledge
• (of a rule, principle, etc.) true for all or most cases.
• normal or usual:it is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports

• 2considering or including the main features or elements of something, and disregarding exceptions; overall:they fired in the general direction of the enemy a general introduction to the subject

• 3 [often in titles] chief or principal:a general manager

noun

• 1a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
• an officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above lieutenant general.
• the head of a religious order organized on quasi-military lines, e.g., the Jesuits, the Dominicans, or the Salvation Army.

• 2 (the general) archaic the general public.