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Brigadier vs Colonel - What's the difference?

brigadier | colonel |

As nouns the difference between brigadier and colonel

is that brigadier is (military) an army rank; an officer commanding a brigade while colonel is a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps in us military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.

brigadier

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
  • (military, UK) the highest field officer grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7

    • Synonyms

    * brigadier general * senior colonel

    Coordinate terms

    * commodore

    See also

    * commodore admiral * * senior captain * fleet captain

    External links

    * (wikipedia "brigadier")

    References

    * OED2

    Anagrams

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    colonel

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (abbreviation) * (abbreviation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps. In U.S. military, it ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
  • *
    • The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.

    Usage notes

    * When used as a title, it is always capitalized.

    Related terms

    * bird colonel