generalship

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generalship

/ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəlʃɪp/ UK

noun generalships

The position or office of a general.
Similar: generalcy
The term of office of a military general. George Washington's generalship was marked by both amazing victories and stunning blunders, neither of which would have happened to someone with more formal officer training.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. General Polk stated, with all respect to General Bragg’s great abilities in the direction of organization and discipline, that he had been wanting in the higher elements of generalship in the conduct of the campaign; […]
By extension, leadership, good management. Under my generalship my fine troop of brats picked up every scrap of litter in that lot.

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@misc{generalship_2026,
  title = {generalship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generalship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}