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Noun colonel has 1 sense
  1. colonel - 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
    --1 is a kind of
    commissioned military officer
    --1 has particulars: lieutenant colonel, light colonel

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Colonels


Noun

Definition: Plural form of colonel.

1. Military officers: High-ranking military officers in a ranking above lieutenant colonels and below brigadiers.

Example sentence: The colonels organized a strategic meeting to discuss the battle plans.

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Verb

Definition: Third person singular present of colonel.

1. To act as a colonel or hold the rank of a colonel: Jane colonels the troops in our division.

Example sentence: John successfully colonels the battalion during military exercises.

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Adjective

Definition: Describes something associated with or characteristic of colonels.

1. Pertaining to military rank: The colonels' promotion ceremony was held in the evening.

Example sentence: The officer received a commendation for his colonels service to the country.

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