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Quartermaster general

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, and superintend the supplies.

  2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
    --Totten.

    Quartermaster general (Mil.), in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field.

    Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant.

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quartermaster general

n. a staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army

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Quartermaster general

A quartermaster general is the staff officer in charge of supplies for a whole army.

Usage examples of "quartermaster general".

In attendance on him was the head of the imperial staff, Quartermaster General Prince Volkonski, as well as generals, imperial aides-de-camp, diplomatic officials, and a large number of foreigners, but not the army staff.

This party had been arranged in haste to honour Quartermaster General Cordley Lowen.

Actually, what you need is an attempt to crush the medical, legal and indeed the Quartermaster General's little kingdoms.