Meaning of general
Definition of general
(adj)
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"
somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"
of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
(verb)
command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"