generalissimo

Example Sentences

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It was an acid sendup of the wealthy businessmen who helped bankroll the Franco government and the frail and aging generalissimo himself.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2023

Older KMT members revere the former generalissimo for his contributions to Taiwan’s industrial development and his experiences fighting Japanese and Communist forces.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2022

Like Sun, the generalissimo craved power and exhibited few scruples.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2019

Preston pointed out that the rebel generals had met in late September 1936 to agree on who should be their overall military commander, or generalissimo.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2019

He was only a sergeant; but in her eyes no commanding officer of troop or regiment, not even the generalissimo of the army, could have looked either so grand or so handsome.

From No Quarter! by Reid, Mayne