The phrase "general respect" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a general or overall level of respect or esteem held by a group or society. Example: "In this society, there is a general respect for elders and their wisdom."
"There is a general respect around everybody.
"There's a general respect for the Yankees," Zaret said.
Josephus and Philo agree in emphasizing the general respect in which the Essenes are held.
But the courts' authority can be only as great as the general respect for them.
"[This] entails general respect for the rule of law and the constitution".
"There is a general respect between artists – people paint around each other and are careful about what they paint over.
When Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the Democratic nominee for governor, withdrew his support from Mr. Hevesi last week, one of Mr. Spitzer's aides said that Mr. Spitzer had been particularly alarmed to hear that Mr. Hevesi had been criticizing the commission, which the attorney general respects.
Whether it's a grunt respecting his company commander, or a General respecting the Commander in Chief, every single thing is predicated on the integrity of the chain of command.
Some years later, Francis Biddle, as Franklin Roosevelt's attorney general, championed respect for individual liberties from within the White House.
But after the elections, he has not shown General Dostum respect," said Asadullah Barhad, 22. Along the main street, most people agreed with that sentiment.
The statement adds that "Lee hopes that the general public respect his personal choice and privacy and do not hype up attention on the case".
