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   marshal

   /ˈmɑːʃl/

   noun

   • 1. an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries: "Marshal Tito"
   • ▪ a high-ranking officer of state. historical British
   • 2. a federal or municipal law-enforcement officer. US
   • ▪ the head of a police department.
   • ▪ the head of a fire department. North American
   • 3. an official responsible for supervising sports events, and for controlling crowds in other public events: "ground marshals joined the referee and touch judges in trying to regain order"
   • 4. (in the UK) an official accompanying a judge on circuit to act as secretary and personal assistant.

   verb

   • 1. assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order: "the general marshalled his troops" Similar gathergather togetherassemblecollectmustermassamasscall togetherdraw upline upalignarrayorganizegroupset/put in orderset/put into positionarrangedeploypositionorderdisposerankmobilizerallyround uptriageOpposite dispersescatter
   • ▪ methodically assemble and arrange (facts, ideas, objects, etc.): "she is one of those people who can marshal their thoughts quickly and articulate them clearly" Similar usherguideescortconductleadshepherdsteertake
   • ▪ correctly position or arrange (rolling stock).
   • ▪ direct the movement of (an aircraft) on the ground at an airport.
   • 2. combine (coats of arms) to indicate marriage, descent, or the bearing of office: "the quarters include those appearing on the Warwick Plate, but in addition there is marshalled that of Grey"

   Word 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 mare1) and ‘servant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. marshaller noun
   • 2. marshalship noun

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   What does a Marshal do?

   • [VERB noun] A marshal is an official who helps to supervise a public event, especially a sports event. The Grand Prix is controlled by well-trained marshals. In the United States and some other countries, a marshal is a police officer, often one who is responsible for a particular area. A federal marshal was killed in a shoot-out.

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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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   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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   Is Marshall a real name?

   • (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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   A federal marshal knocks on your door. You panic: a marshal is a law officer. What do you do? You marshal your thoughts, that is, put them in order.