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    mar·shal
    [ˈmärSHəl]
    noun
    marshal (noun) · marshals (plural noun)
    1. an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries, including France:
      "Marshal Tito"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        historical
        a high-ranking officer of state.
    2. US ENGLISH
      a federal or municipal law officer.
      • the head of a police department.
      • NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
        the head of a fire department.
    3. an official responsible for supervising public events, especially sports events or parades.
    verb
    marshal (verb) · marshals (third person present) · marshalled (past tense) · marshalled (past participle) · marshalling (present participle) · marshaled (past tense) · marshaled (past participle) · marshaling (present participle)
    1. arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order:
      "the general marshaled his troops"
    2. heraldry
      combine (coats of arms) to indicate marriage, descent, or the bearing of office.
    Origin
    Middle English (denoting a high-ranking officer of state): from Old French mareschal ‘farrier, commander’, from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning ‘horse’ (compare with mare) and ‘servant’.
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    What does a Marshal do?
    The marshal's service is the federal government's primary agency for conducting fugitive investigations. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of marshal?

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    What does it mean to Marshal your thoughts?
    You marshal your thoughts, that is, put them in order. Marshal derives from the Old French mareschal, for stable officer. The stable officer had charge of the horses, tending to them, putting them in order, readying them for action. If you are a marshal, you're an officer. If you marshal yourself, you get yourself ready, preparing for action.

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    What does Marshal mean?
    The meaning of MARSHAL is a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces. How to use marshal in a sentence. Marshal Has Old German Roots Synonym Discussion of Marshal.

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    What is Marshal verb?
    marshal somebody to control or organize a large group of people, especially soldiers The general marshalled his troops. Police were brought in to marshal the crowd. Definition of marshal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Is a marshal a law officer?
    You panic: a marshal is a law officer. What do you do? You marshal your thoughts, that is, put them in order. Marshal derives from the Old French mareschal, for stable officer. The stable officer had charge of the horses, tending to them, putting them in order, readying them for action. If you are a marshal, you're an officer.

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    What is a word for marshalling?
    1. conduct, take, lead, guide, steer, escort, shepherd, usher He was marshalling the visitors, showing them where to go. 2. arrange, group, order, collect, gather, line up, organize, assemble, deploy, array, dispose, draw up, muster, align The government marshalled its economic resources.

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  3. Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society1. It is a high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general23. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in military rank and civilian law enforcement1. The term can also refer to an official of high rank who superintends and regulates ceremonies, or one who arranges and regulates order, rank, etc., in a public ceremony4.
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    Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated offices, such as in military rank and civilian law enforcement.

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    mar·​shal ˈmär-shəl variants or less commonly marshall Synonyms of marshal 1 a : a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces

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    marshal (plural marshals) (historical) A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general.

    marshal - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    An official of high rank who superintends and regulates ceremonies; in the French army, the highest military officer: called also field marshal; one who arranges and regulates order, rank, etc., in a public ceremony; as, she was marshal of her class at commencement; one who has certain police duties.

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