major

Summary

major is a military rank^[1]. major ranks in the top 5% of military_rank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,279 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• major's instance of is recorded as military rank^[3].
• major's instance of is recorded as title of honor^[4].
• major is a type of field officer^[5].
• major is a type of military officer^[6].
• major's Commons category is recorded as Majors^[7].
• major's said to be the same as is recorded as major^[8].
• major's said to be the same as is recorded as captain 3rd rank^[9].
• major's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Majors^[10].
• major's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• major's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• major's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• major's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• major's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[15].
• major's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[16].
• major's NATO code for grade is recorded as OF-3^[17].
• major's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'mjr'}^[18].
• major's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'mjr.'}^[19].
• major's different from is recorded as mayor^[20].
• major's different from is recorded as major scale^[21].
• major's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'majorė'}^[22].
• major's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'majoras'}^[23].
• major's next lower rank is recorded as captain^[24].
• major's next higher rank is recorded as lieutenant colonel^[25].
• major's next higher rank is recorded as podpolkovnik^[26].
• major's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include military rank^[3] and title of honor^[4]. Recorded subclass of include field officer^[5] and military officer^[6].

Why It Matters

major ranks in the top 5% of military_rank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,279 views/month).^[2] major has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] major is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]