General
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to or . Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Commander of an army. A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal. a commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, above lieutenant general and below field marshal. a commissioned general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force superior to a lieutenant general. A general is equal in rank or grade to a four star admiral. In the US Army, a general is junior to a general of the army. In the US Marine Corps, a general is the highest rank of commissioned officer. In the US Air Force, a general is junior to a general of the air force. Short for general anaesthetic or general anaesthetia.
Example sentence: You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.
National
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or having to do with a nation or a nation state; relating to a whole country.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A citizen of a nation.A tournament in which participants from all over the nation compete.
Example sentence: Corruption is a cancer: a cancer that eats away at a citizen's faith in democracy, diminishes the instinct for innovation and creativity; already-tight national budgets, crowding out important national investments. It wastes the talent of entire generations. It scares away investments and jobs.