different between generalship vs planning

English

Etymology

From general +? -ship.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??n(?)??l??p/

Noun

generalship (plural generalships)

1. The position or office of a general. [from 16th c.]
2. The term of office of a military general. [from 17th c.]

   George Washington's generalship was marked by both amazing victories and stunning blunders, neither of which would have happened to someone with more formal officer training.

3. The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy. [from 17th c.]
   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 277:

     At the same time, awed by the brilliant and daring generalship which had enabled the Russian to capture their city with so small a force, the elders gave him the honorific title of ‘Lion of Tashkent’.

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 136:

     Virtually the whole of the region fell to Saxe's ingenious generalship.

4. By extension, leadership, good management. [from 18th c.]

   Under my generalship my fine troop of brats picked up every scrap of litter in that lot.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?plæn??/

Verb

planning

1. present participle of plan

Noun

planning (countable and uncountable, plural plannings)

1. (uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.
2. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
3. The act of making contingency plans.
4. (informal, Britain) Planning permission.

   My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning.

Usage notes

• Planning is context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'.
• Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• planning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

planning f (plural planningen, diminutive planninkje n)

1. planning; schedule

Related terms

• plannen

French

Etymology

A pseudo-anglicism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.ni?/

Noun

planning m (plural plannings)

1. schedule, work plan