actor, histrion, thespian, role player, player - a theatrical performer

full general, general - a general officer of the highest rank

national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court

jurist, legal expert - a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

armed 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 corp

field marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the army

Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Dowding, Dowdy, Hugh Dowding - British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)

Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris, Harris - British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

Duc d'Elchingen, Michel Ney, Ney - French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)

comte de Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, Marshal Saxe, Saxe - a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)

air 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

law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law

Hickock, James Butler Hickock, Wild Bill Hickock - frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)