Major

Major
This article is about the military rank. For other uses, see Major (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Mayor.
"Maj" redirects here. For the epic poem by Karel Hynek Mácha, see Máj.
Common anglophone military ranks
Navies Armies Air forces
Officers
Admiral of
the fleet		 Marshal /
field marshal		 Marshal of
the Air Force
Admiral General Air marshal
Commodore Brigadier Air commodore
Captain Colonel Group captain
Commander Lieutenant colonel Wing commander
Lieutenant
commander		 Major /
commandant		 Squadron
leader
Lieutenant Captain Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant Lieutenant Flying officer
Ensign 2nd lieutenant Pilot officer
Midshipman Officer cadet Officer cadet
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant officer Sergeant major Warrant officer
Petty officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.

When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field ranks. In some militaries, notably France, the rank is referred to as commandant, while in others it is known as "captain-major". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures.

When used in hyphenated or combined fashion, the term can also imply seniority at other levels of rank, including "general-major" or "major general", denoting a mid-level general officer, and "sergeant major", denoting the most senior NCO of a military unit.

It can also be used with a hyphen to denote the leader of a military band such as in pipe-major or drum-major.

Contents

Links to major ranks by country

Army Major insignia

  • Australia

  • Belgium

  • Brazil

  • Canada

  • Colombia

  • Egypt

  • Estonia

  • Germany

  • Greece

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • India

  • Italy

  • Lithuania

  • Netherlands

  • Pakistan

  • Poland

  • Romania

  • Russia

  • Sri Lanka

  • Taiwan

  • United Kingdom

  • U.S.

Air Force Major insignia

  • Belgium

  • Brazil

  • Denmark

  • Italy

  • Netherlands

  • Poland

  • U.S.

Links to ranks equivalent to Major by country

  • Jagran (جګړن) (Afghanistan)
  • 少校 (Shaoxiao) (PR China)
  • Bojnik (Croatia)
  • Ra'Ed (راىد) (Egypt and most Arab League member countries)
  • Commandant (France)
  • Tagmatarchis (Ταγματάρχης) (Greece & Cyprus)
  • Őrnagy (Hungary)
  • Commandant (Ireland)
  • Rav seren (רב סרן) (Israel)
  • Mayor (Indonesia)
  • Shousa (Japan)
  • 소좌 (North Korea)
  • 소령 (South Korea)
  • Mejar (Malaysia)
  • Sturmbannführer (Schutzstaffel and paramilitary organisations of Nazi Germany)
  • Comandante (Spain)
  • 少校 (Shaohsiao) (Republic of China/Taiwan)
  • Binbaşı (Turkey)
  • Thiếu Tá (Vietnam)
  • Major (Serbia)

  • Croatia (Bojnik)

See also

  • Comparative military ranks

References

External links


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  • Major — Major …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • major — [ maʒɔr ] adj. et n. • XVIe; en provenç., XIIIe; lat. major, compar. de magnus « grand » I ♦ Adj. Milit. Supérieur par le rang (dans quelques comp.).⇒ état major, tambour major. Médecin major. Sergent major. II ♦ N. 1 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Major — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Major (homonymie). Major est un grade militaire, qui se situe différemment dans la hiérarchie militaire suivant les pays. Il désigne le premier grade d officier supérieur ou, dans l armée française, un grade… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Major — ist ein militärischer Dienstgrad verschiedener Länder. Er gehört zur Dienstgradgruppe der Stabsoffiziere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Historisches 2 Deutschland 3 Österreich 4 Schweiz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • major — MAJÓR, Ă, majori, e, adj. 1. (Despre oameni) Care a împlinit vârsta legală pentru a putea beneficia prin lege de drepturi civile şi politice depline. 2. Foarte important, principal. ♦ (log.: în sintagmele) Termen major = predicatul concluziei… …   Dicționar Român

  • Major — Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major — Major. s. m. Officier de guerre dans un corps, qui porte les ordres des Commandants à tous les autres Officiers. Le Major d un Regiment. le Major de, la place. Major des Gardes du Corps, Est un Officier qui fait servir les Gardes auprés du Roy, & …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • major — [mā′jər] adj. [ME maiour < L major, compar. of magnus, great: see MAGNI ] 1. a) greater in size, amount, number, or extent b) greater in importance or rank 2. of full legal age 3. constituting the majority: said of a part, etc …   English World dictionary

  • major — is commonly used, especially in journalism, to mean ‘important, significant’, without any notion of comparison inherent in the word s origins. A political leader invariably gives a major speech, a reference book is published in a major new… …   Modern English usage

  • Major — Ma jor, n. [F. major. See {Major}, a.] 1. (Mil.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A person of full age. [1913 Webster] 3. (Logic) That premise which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major in — ˈmajor in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they major in he/she/it majors in present participle majoring in past tense majored in past p …   Useful english dictionary

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