Thesaurus: general

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1. a. class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/relating">Relating to a genus or kind; class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/pertaining">pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.
2. a. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion.
3. a. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression.
4. a. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom.
5. a. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire.
6. a. As a whole; in gross; for the most part.
7. a. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method.
8. a. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.
9. a. One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal.
10. a. The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general.
11. a. The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule.
12. a. The public; the people; the vulgar.