general in WordNet English dictionary

1. of worldwide scope or applicability
   "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
   cosmopolitan  ecumenical  oecumenical  general  universal  worldwide  world-wide 
   
2. applying to all or most members of a category or group
   "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"
   general 
   
3. affecting the entire body
   "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"
   general 
   
4. prevailing among and common to the general public
   "the general discontent"
   general 
   
5. somewhat indefinite
   "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
   general 
   
6. not specialized or limited to one class of things
   "general studies"; "general knowledge"
   general 
   

1. a general officer of the highest rank
   general  full general 
   
2. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
   "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
   general 
   
3. the head of a religious order or congregation
   general  superior general 
   

1. command as a general
   "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
   general