0 involving or relating to most or all people, things, or places, especially when these are considered as a unit: --
The government will only say it is not in the general interest to reveal any more information.
In general, men are taller than women.
UK formal Rain will become more general in the southeast during the afternoon.
The talk is intended to be of general interest (= of interest to most people).
My general impression of the place was good.
1 not detailed, but including the most basic or necessary information: --
2 including a lot of things or subjects and not limited to only one or a few: --
3 an officer of very high rank, especially in the army: --
[ as form of address ] Thank you, General.
General Brown/Roger Brown
4 involving or relating to most people, things, or conditions, esp. when these are considered as a unit; not particular or specific: --
5 a military officer of the highest rank --
However patient participation activities were reported to be variable, dependent on the motivation and interest of individual general practices.
Such reports highlight consequences that affect development prospects in general.
The findings underline the importance of using specific rather than general tasks to assess phonology, phonological sensitivity, and phonological representations.
In general, reflexive pronouns do not form a large percentage of postverbal pronouns.
In general, little is known about those living on the margins of society during this period, especially in the rural regions.
The citizens of the country constitute an organic whole, which is integrated by the general will of the masses.
He surveys the sacred meals against a carefully assembled background of ordinary meal-taking and the general philosophy of food in each region.
A qualitative argument is derived to discriminate between oscillatory and stationary onset of instability in the general case.
