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five-star general

noun as in field marshal

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Dwight D Eisenhower, who was often affectionately known by the nickname Ike, was a five-star general who had worked closely with Princess Elizabeth's father - King George VI - during World War 2 and became a friend of the family.

From BBC

What other American girl has stepped on the toes of a one-star, two-star, three-star, four-star and five-star general — all in one night?

I was the five-star general,’ ” DiGiacomo said, noting that Davis was the “on-ground, on-site commander” who “ordered the death” of Shakur.

Alhadeff’s had the horse’s barn named Ike, the nickname of Dwight Eisenhower, the former president and five-star general.

While South Koreans have commemorated Gen. MacArthur with a statue that overlooks the shore where his troops landed 73 years ago, there was no comparable statue for Truman, who dismissed the flamboyant five-star general for insubordination during the war.

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