generalissimo
noun
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| \ 藢jen-r蓹-藞li-s蓹-藢m艒
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plural generalissimos
Definition of generalissimo
: the chief commander of an army
Examples of generalissimo in a Sentence
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After a few years of meandering, though, Oliver Cromwell, a member of parliament turned generalissimo led a coup d鈥櫭﹖at. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "How hard will McCarthy go against Mueller?," 23 Apr. 2018 Many statues of the generalissimo were removed; about 100 of them are now dotted round a park next to one of Chiang鈥檚 villas in Cihu district in northern Taiwan, where his body lies in a black marble sarcophagus. — The Economist, "Gissimo and Missimo鈥檚 mansionsChiang Kai-shek鈥檚 former homes are open to tourists," 5 Oct. 2017 Many statues of the generalissimo were removed — The Economist, "Gissimo and Missimo鈥檚 mansionsChiang Kai-shek鈥檚 former homes are open to tourists," 5 Oct. 2017 The owner of Chez Panisse and generalissimo of the organic food revolution? — Gregory Cowles, New York Times, "Alice Waters鈥檚 Grilled Cheese Is Not Like Yours and Mine," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'generalissimo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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