generalissimo
je ne ruh li si moh
- n the officer who holds the supreme command
- The nation, through its press, demanded a united command, headed by a generalissimo.
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- Rules Are Rules, Except in Baseball and Dictatorships
What does Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig have in common with Egyptian generalissimo Abdelfatah al-Seesi? Nothing -- except for the inclination to declare a state of exception and throw the rule book out the window.
July 31, 2013 - Bloomberg - A.J. SMITH AND MOUTON, A LOOK BACK
Five days ago, when Chargers trainers carted off Jonas Mouton, his right anterior cruciate ligament intact no more, the mind drifted back to the Generalissimo.
July 31, 2013 - U-T San Diego
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- Shlomo Avineri in New York Times
Because everyone served in the army, every Israeli thinks he'sa generalissimo,said Shlomo Avineri, a political science professor at Hebrew University. "The achievements were less than expected, and the price was too high." - Bob Rae in Ottawa Citizen
There's an effort here on the part of the Conservatives to create an atmosphere of total instability,Rae said. "Well, we're not a banana republic. Mr. Harper's not a generalissimo yet. He has to get used to living in a constitutional... - Keith Olbermann in NewsBusters (blog)
In December 2006, while reporting on the controversial decision of the Seattle-Tacoma Airport to remove its Christmas trees from public view rather than display a Menorah, Olbermann joked: "Generalissimo O'Reilly remains upbeat. Look not on this as...