Colonel vs. Major
Colonelnoun
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
Colonelverb
(intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.
Colonelnoun
The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
Colonelnoun
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Colonelnoun
a rank of officer in the army and in the US air force, above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general.
Colonelnoun
short for lieutenant colonel
Colonel
Colonel (; abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations.
Majornoun
a military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel
Majornoun
The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
Majornoun
A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
Majornoun
A person of legal age.
Majornoun
(logic) The major premise.
Majornoun
(Canadian football) An alternate term for touchdown; short for "major score".
Majornoun
A large, commercially successful record label, as opposed to an indie.
Majornoun
An elder brother (especially at a public school).
Majornoun
(zoology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
Majoradjective
Of great significance or importance.
Majoradjective
Greater in number, quantity, or extent
Majoradjective
Of full legal age, having attained majority
Majoradjective
(music) Of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone
Majoradjective
(music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
Majoradjective
(music) Containing the note a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
Majorverb
(intransitive) to concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university
Majoradjective
Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
Majoradjective
Of greater dignity; more important.
Majoradjective
Of full legal age; adult.
Majoradjective
Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
Majornoun
An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
Majornoun
A person of full age.
Majornoun
That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
Majornoun
A mayor.
Majornoun
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
Majornoun
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
Majornoun
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject;
Majornoun
the principal field of study of a student at a university;
Majorverb
have as one's principal field of study;
Majoradjective
of greater importance or stature or rank;
Majoradjective
greater in scope or effect;
Majoradjective
greater in number or size or amount;
Majoradjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes;
Majoradjective
of a scale or mode;
Majoradjective
of greater seriousness or danger;
Majoradjective
of full legal age;
Majoradjective
of the elder of two boys with the same family name;
Majoradjective
important, serious, or significant
Majoradjective
greater or more important; main
Majoradjective
(of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening
Majoradjective
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
Majoradjective
(of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval
Majoradjective
(of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect
Majoradjective
(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.
Majoradjective
(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
Majoradjective
(of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.
Majornoun
a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
Majornoun
an officer in charge of a section of band instruments
Majornoun
a major key, interval, or scale.
Majornoun
a system of change-ringing using eight bells.
Majornoun
a major organization or competition
Majornoun
a student's principal subject or course
Majornoun
a student specializing in a specified subject
Majornoun
a major term or premise.
Majornoun
short for major suit
Majornoun
a goal.
Majorverb
specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university
Major
Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.
