paper general
UK/ˈpeɪpə ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/US/ˈpeɪpɚ ˈdʒɛnəɹəl/
paper general noun: a person who, upon completion of a government scholarship to study in a university, is promoted to a high rank in the military despite the lack of combat experience.
Noun
paper general (plural paper generals)
- A person who, upon completion of a government scholarship to study in a university, is promoted to a high rank in the military despite the lack of combat experience.
- To distract undue public scrutiny of the paper general, SAF officers – regular and otherwise -- were instructed to use their military rank before their names.2003 September 25, Ah Seow, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
- now, the cheebye-kia paper general (parasite-puppet) is parroting the old mother-f. so, is the mother-fugging paper general smart?2011 July 4, decoy, soc.culture.singapore (Usenet)
Examples of paper general in a sentence
- Moreover, with the mediocrity of our paper generals on display for all to see, there is little wonder why Singaporeans doubt their capabilities.2014 February 13, “The Unseen Singapore #20: Singapore's War Veterans”, in The Unseen Singapore:
- These paper generals have been fast-tracked because of their stellar academic results and nothing else.2015 January 7, “Paper Generals Should Be Left Out Of Politics”, in Rilek1Corner:
- So instead of calling out the nitty-gritty of political blunders by pinning the blame on the military, it’s time we look at the bigger picture and judge our paper generals on actual policy work.2017 October 4, Benjamin Lim, “It Makes Perfect Sense that Generals Become Ministers”, in Yahoo Lifestyle:
Forms of paper general
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Questions about paper general
- What does paper general mean?
- Paper general means a person who, upon completion of a government scholarship to study in a university, is promoted to a high rank in the military despite the lack of combat experience.
- How do you use paper general in a sentence?
- Moreover, with the mediocrity of our paper generals on display for all to see, there is little wonder why Singaporeans doubt their capabilities.
- What part of speech is paper general?
- Paper general is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paper general?
- Paper general is pronounced /ˈpeɪpə ˈdʒɛn(ə)ɹəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of paper general?
- The plural of paper general is paper generals.
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