general

a general officer of the highest rank

the head of a religious order or congregation

a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular); "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"

command as a general; "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

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"

not specialized or limited to one class of things; "general studies"; "general knowledge"

prevailing among and common to the general public; "the general discontent"

affecting the entire body; "a general anesthetic"; "general symptoms"

somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"