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quarterback
(redirected from field general)

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quarterback US and Canadian
a player in American or Canadian football, positioned usually behind the centre, who directs attacking play


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During the First World War, he excelled as a field general in the Southwest African campaign and also served on the Imperial War Cabinet.
It was long ago that comedian George Carlin noted the common nomenclature: field general, bombs, blitz, etc.
An actor as well as a PR professional, Kauders embodied the attributes of grandmother, composition teacher and field general in her acceptance speech, as she decried the poor quality of writing she often sees from PR pros and journalists and admonished the junior PR practitioners in the audience to write well and always use correct grammar.
 
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