"Surgeon General" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Surgeons General [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Surgeons General|head=Surgeon General}} Surgeon General (plural Surgeons General)
  1. The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division. Wikipedia link: Surgeon General Categories (topical): Occupations, People Synonyms: chief medical officer [UK], chief medical advisor, Surgeon-General Translations (leading public health official): 軍醫總監 (Chinese Mandarin), 军医总监 (jūnyī zǒngjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), 公共衛生局局長 (Chinese Mandarin), 公共卫生局局长 (gōnggòngwèishēng jú júzhǎng) (Chinese Mandarin), korkein lääkintäviranomainen (Finnish), (országos/szövetségi) tisztifőorvos (Hungarian), Ministro da Saúde (Portuguese), глава́ здравоохране́ния (glavá zdravooxranénija) [masculine] (Russian), генера́льный хиру́рг (generálʹnyj xirúrg) [masculine] (Russian)

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