General (newspaper) definition

(1) Prevailing among and common to the general public

"The general discontent"

(2) Of worldwide scope or applicability

"An issue of cosmopolitan import"

"The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley

"Universal experience"

(3) Not specialized or limited to one class of things

"General studies"

"General knowledge"

(4) Applying to all or most members of a category or group

"The general public"

"General assistance"

"A general rule"

"In general terms"

"Comprehensible to the general reader"

(5) Of national scope

"A general election"

(6) Affecting the entire body

"A general anesthetic"

"General symptoms"

(7) Somewhat indefinite

"Bearing a general resemblance to the original"

"A general description of the merchandise"

(8) A fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

"He discussed the general but neglected the particular"

(9) A general officer of the highest rank

(10) The head of a religious order or congregation

(11) Command as a general

"We are generaled by an incompetent!"