paper generals
paper generals is the plural of paper general.
Meaning of paper general
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)
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