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marshal (enc)

Marshal

Noun1.marshal - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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)
2.marshal - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
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)
Verb1.marshal - place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
2.marshal - arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
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
usher, show - show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

 

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