quartermaster-general

  • 11quartermaster general — noun a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army • Hypernyms: ↑staff officer …

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  • 12IRA Quartermaster General — Der IRA Quartermaster General (QMG) (dt. Quartiermeister) war eine Schlüsselposition und ein hoher militärischer Rang in der Irish Republican Army. Der Quartermaster General gab die Mittel und Waffen für bestimmte Aktionen heraus und zog sie… …

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  • 13IRA Quartermaster General — The IRA Quartermaster General (QMG) runs a department which is responsible for obtaining, concealing and maintaining the store of weaponry of the Irish Republican Army.In the Provisional IRA, the QMG department is the largest and most important… …

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  • 14Hereditary Quartermaster General of the Sacred Apostolic Palace — The Hereditary Quartermaster General of the Sacred Apostolic Palace was one of the ceremonial offices within the Roman curia, before the reform of the Pontifical Household in 1968. It was vested in the Princes Sacchetti, and is currently held by… …

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  • 15quartermaster-general branch GHQ — military branch responsible for equipment and supplies (Logistics) …

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  • 16Quartermaster — refers to two different military occupations. In land armies, it is a term referring to a military individual, or unit, who specializes in supplying and provisioning troops. In naval usage, it means a navigator on a ship. The equivalent naval… …

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  • 17Quartermaster — Quar ter*mas ter, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier ma[^i]tre.] 1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and… …

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  • 18Quartermaster sergeant — Quartermaster Quar ter*mas ter, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier ma[^i]tre.] 1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops,… …

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  • 19General — Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or individuals;… …

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  • 20General agent — General Gen er*al, a. [F. g[ e]n[ e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See {Genus}.] 1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy. [1913 Webster] 2. Comprehending many species or… …

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