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Definition: Meaning of, marshal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmɑːʃ(ə)l /

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Singular Plural
marshal marshals
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  1. an officer of the highest rank in the army or air force of some countries
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  2. an official in charge of an important public event or ceremony
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  3. a person who controls crowds, traffic etc at a sports event or other public event
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  4. federal/US marshal American English a police officer employed by the national government to make sure people do what a COURT ORDER says they must do
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  5. American English the officer in charge of a fire department
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
marshal marshalled, marshaled marshalled, marshaled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
marshalling, marshaling marshals
[British English] [American English] [transitive]
  1. to organize your thoughts, ideas etc so that they are clear, effective, or easy to understand
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  2. to organize all the people or things that you need in order to be ready for a battle, election etc
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  3. to control or organize a large group
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marshal used in phrases

  • Earl Marshal (noun)
    1. an officer of the English peerage who organizes royal processions and other ceremonies
  • Marshal Saxe (noun)
    1. 1696-1750 a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession
  • Marshal Tito (noun)
    1. 1892-1980 yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war
  • Marshal of the Royal Air Force
    1. the most important officer in the British air force
  • Montgomery, Field Marshal
    1. (1887-1976) a British military leader, known informally as Monty, who led the British army to victory in the Battle of EL ALAMEIN (1942) in World War II, and later became the commander of the British forces in Europe
  • Pétain, Marshal Henri
    1. (1856-1951) a French soldier and politician who was one of the main military commanders of World War I. During World War II, he became Prime Minister of France and was head of the RIGHT WING government in Vichy, which helped the Nazi army that controlled France. After the war he was put in prison for being a COLLABORATOR (= someone who helps an enemy during war) .
  • Rommel, Field Marshal
    1. (1891-1944) a German military leader in World War II who was called the Desert Fox, and who won important battles in North Africa and Egypt, but was defeated by MONTGOMERY at EL ALAMEIN in 1942. He was part of a secret plan to kill Hitler, and when this failed he killed himself.
  • Tito, Marshal Josip Broz
    1. (1892-1980) a Yugoslav COMMUNIST politician, who was president of YUGOSLAVIA from 1953 until his death. Although YUGOSLAVIA was a COMMUNIST state at this time, it was not influenced or controlled by the Soviet Union. Some people now say that Tito's strong leadership kept YUGOSLAVIA together as one country, and since his death it has separated into smaller parts.
  • air chief marshal (noun)
    1. a high rank in the British air force, or someone who has this rank
  • air marshal (noun)
    1. another name for a SKY MARSHAL
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force