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marshal
high-ranking military officer; to arrange in order; convoke; gather: marshal the forces
Not to be confused with:
martial – warlike; associated with armed forces: martial law
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mar·shal
(mär′shəl)n.
1.
a. A military officer of the highest rank in some countries.
b. A field marshal.
2.
a. An officer of the courts of the United States who performs various duties such as protecting judges, transporting prisoners, and apprehending fugitives.
b. A public official who performs various duties for the courts of a city, such as enforcing orders for money judgments or evictions.
3. The head of a police or fire department in the United States.
4. A person in charge of a parade or ceremony.
5. A high official in a royal court, especially one aiding the sovereign in military affairs.
v. mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing, mar·shals also mar·shalled or mar·shal·ling
v.tr.
1. To arrange or place (troops, for example) in line for a parade, maneuver, or review.
2. To arrange, place, or set in methodical order: marshal facts in preparation for an exam. See Synonyms at arrange.
3. To enlist and organize: trying to marshal public support.
4. To guide ceremoniously; conduct or usher.
v.intr.
1. To take up positions in a military formation.
2. To take form or order: facts marshaling as research progressed.
mar′shal·cy, mar′shal·ship′ n.
Word History: The Germanic ancestor of Modern English marshal is a compound made up of *marhaz, "horse" (related to the source of our word mare), and *skalkaz, "servant," meaning as a whole literally "horse servant," hence "groom." The Frankish descendant of this Germanic word, *marahskalk, came to designate a high royal official and also a high military commander—not surprising given the importance of cavalry in medieval warfare. Along with many other Frankish words, *marahskalk was borrowed into Old French as mareschal in the early Middle Ages, when much of northern France was ruled by Frankish dynasties. Later, when the Normans established a French-speaking official class in England in the 11th century, the Old French term mareschal came with them. In the first known uses of the word in documents written in England, marshal was used with the meaning "farrier." (It was also recorded as a surname, and in the spelling Marshall, it still survives as such.) The word marshal eventually began to be used in a wider variety of meanings in Middle English, as it had been in Old French, and the term was applied in Middle English to high-ranking officers of the royal court and the courts of law.
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marshal
(ˈmɑːʃəl)n
1. (Military) (in some armies and air forces) an officer of the highest rank
2. (Professions) (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties
3. (Law) (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties
4. (Professions) (in the US)
a. a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff
b. (in some states) the chief police or fire officer
5. (Law) (in the US)
a. a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff
b. (in some states) the chief police or fire officer
6. an officer who organizes or conducts ceremonies, parades, etc
7. (Historical Terms) Also called: knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol
8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol
9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an obsolete word for ostler
10. (Professions) an obsolete word for ostler
vb (tr) , -shals, -shalling or -shalled, -shals, -shaling or -shaled
11. to arrange in order: to marshal the facts.
12. (Military) to assemble and organize (troops, vehicles, etc) prior to onward movement
13. (Banking & Finance) to arrange (assets, mortgages, etc) in order of priority
14. to guide or lead, esp in a ceremonious way
15. (Heraldry) to combine (two or more coats of arms) on one shield
[C13: from Old French mareschal; related to Old High German marahscalc groom, from marah horse + scalc servant]
ˈmarshalcy, ˈmarshalˌship n
ˈmarshaller, ˈmarshaler n
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mar•shal
(ˈmɑr ʃəl)n., v. -shaled, -shal•ing (esp. Brit.) -shalled, -shal•ling. n.
1. an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district with duties similar to those of a sheriff.
2. the chief of a police or fire department.
3. a police officer.
4. an official who leads special ceremonies, as a parade.
5. an army officer of the highest rank, as in France. Compare field marshal.
6. a high officer of a royal household or court.
v.t. 7. to arrange in proper or effective order: to marshal facts.
8. to array, as for battle.
9. to usher or lead ceremoniously.
[1225–75; Middle English marshal, syncopated variant of mareschal < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German marahscalh groom =marah horse (see mare1) + scalh servant]
mar′shal•cy, mar′shal•ship`, n.
syn: See gather.
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marshal
A bearing, distance, and altitude fix designated by an air operations center, helicopter direction center, or carrier air traffic control center on which the pilot will orientate holding, and from which initial approach will commence during an instrument approach. See also helicopter directions center.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
marshal
Past participle: marshalled
Gerund: marshalling
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| Noun | 1. |  marshal - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of lawair marshal, sky marshal - a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight |
| 2. |  marshal - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rankarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps field marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the army | |
| Verb | 1. | marshal - place in proper rank; "marshal the troops" |
| 2. | marshal - arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" | |
| 3. | marshal - make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" | |
| 4. | marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
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marshal
verb
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marshal
verb1. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency:
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Translations
رئيس الشُّرْطَه أو الأطفائِيَّهمارْشال، مُشير: رُتبَه عَسْكرِيَّهموظَّف في المحاكم الأمريكيَّهيَقوديُنَظِّم، يُرَتِّب
ceremoniářuspořádatuvéstvelitel hasičůvelitel policie
bringe i ordenføreledeofficialordensmarskal
bírósági tisztviselõmarsall
lögreglustjóri; slökkviliîsstjóriréttaròjónnskipa, fylkjaskipuleggjaveislustjóri
ceremonimeistrasgaisrininkų skyriaus viršininkasiškilmingai įvestiiškilmingai palydėtipolicijos skyriaus viršininkas
ceremonijmeistarsievestsakārtottiesas ierēdnistiesu izpildītājs
úradník s vysokou právomocouusporiadať siveliteľ hasičovveliteľ polície
düzenlemekmahkeme icra memurupolis/itfaiye müdürüprotokol görevlisiteşrifatçı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
marshal
[ˈmɑːrʃəl] n
(at sports event) → commissaire mf de course
(US) (fire, police) → capitaine m
(for demonstration, meeting) → membre m du service d'ordre
(military) → maréchal m
vt
[+ people] → rassembler
[+ resources, support] → rassemblermarshalling yard n → gare f de triage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
marshal
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
marshal
[ˈmɑːʃ/əl]1. n (Mil) → maresciallo; (for demonstration, meeting) → membro del servizio d'ordine (Am) (also fire marshal) → capo (000) (also police marshal) → capitano
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
marshal
(ˈmaːʃəl) noun1. an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc.
2. (American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts.
3. (American) the head of a police or fire department.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈmarshalled , (American) ˈmarshaled – 1. to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order. Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts.
2. to lead or show the way to. We marshalled the whole group into a large room.
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