An election, usually held at regular intervals, in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies or electoral districts of a nation. / (Cockney rhyming slang) An erection.

Alternative spelling of Secretary General

The chief administrator of an international body such as NATO or the United Nations. / The secretary of a political party or other NGO in many countries.

The form of pronunciation of the English language considered to be typical of the United States, largely derived from a Midwestern accent.

A group of countercultural American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their most important works are Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957), Allen Ginsberg's Howl (1956), and William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch (1959).

(aviation) The section of the aviation industry that excludes both military and commercial passenger transport; for example, sightseeing, pleasure flights, etc.

(construction, engineering) A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)

A coordinated work stoppage by a substantial proportion of the workers of a particular city, region or state, normally to achieve economic or political goals.

plural of general store

A store which sells a large variety of useful things, without specializing highly in any particular type of merchandise, and which is not departmentalized.