surgeon general

noun

The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

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chief medical officerchief medical advisorsurgeon general of the United States
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Meanings

surgeon general1

nounsurgeon general (plural surgeon generals or surgeons general or surgeons generals)

plural surgeon generals · plural surgeons general · plural surgeons generals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Surgeon General.

Surgeon General2

nounSurgeon General (plural Surgeons General)

plural Surgeons General · alternative Surgeon-General

  1. The leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

    Synonyms: chief medical officer, chief medical advisor

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe leading public health official in a country, state, or military division.

Similar
chief medical officerchief medical advisor

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe head of the United States Public Health Service

Similar
surgeon general of the United States
Broader
executiveexecutive director
Also see
chief medical advisorchief medical officer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 軍醫總監 /军医总监, 公共衛生局局長 /公共卫生局局长
  • 軍醫總監 /军医总监 (jūnyī zǒngjiān)leading public health official
  • 公共衛生局局長 /公共卫生局局长 (gōnggòngwèishēng jú júzhǎng)leading public health official
Finnish korkein lääkintäviranomainen
  • korkein lääkintäviranomainenleading public health official
Hungarian (országos/szövetségi) tisztifőorvos
  • (országos/szövetségi) tisztifőorvosleading public health official
Portuguese Ministro da Saúde
  • Ministro da Saúdeleading public health official
Russian глава́ здравоохране́ния, генера́льный хиру́рг
  • глава́ здравоохране́ния (glavá zdravooxranénija)leading public health official
  • генера́льный хиру́рг (generálʹnyj xirúrg)leading public health official
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APA

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MLA

“surgeon general.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgeon%20general. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surgeon general,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surgeon%20general.

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