marshal1 nounmarshal2 verb
marshalmar‧shal1 /ˈmɑːʃəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINmarshal1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French mareschalEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a federal marshal
- Charlton Heston was the grand marshal of the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
- the fire marshal
- At the end of the walk a marshal will sign your form.
- Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi did not want federal marshals to displace his authority.
- Joining the royal curia, he then became knight-deputy to the earl marshal and marshal of the household.
- You may possibly have the chance of being marshal to a judge; if so, of course jump at it.
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Heston has been named grand marshal of the parade.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Heston has been named grand marshal of the parade.· Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi did not want federal marshals to displace his authority.· Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoes more perils as a federal marshal who erases the pasts of government informers and relocates them.· Bottles, bricks and rocks were hurtling toward the federal marshals surrounding the campus administration building.
· The 1997 grand marshals are Rev.· The Stanley Cup parade was going to last for weeks, and he would be the grand marshal.· Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court stenographers are legally compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.
NOUN· She was born in 1895 to an army major and his wife and was granddaughter to a field marshal.· Lady Astor of Hever, daughter of first world war field marshal Earl Haig, has died aged 81.
· There were not enough exits to satisfy the fire marshal, and the choir loft had begun to sag.· The fire marshal discovered that the fire originated at a first-floor front window, the spokesman said.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1an officer of the highest rank in the army or air force of some countries: - Arnold Schwarzenegger undergoes more perils as a federal marshal who erases the pasts of government informers and relocates them.
- Bottles, bricks and rocks were hurtling toward the federal marshals surrounding the campus administration building.
- Governor Ross Barnett of Mississippi did not want federal marshals to displace his authority.
Marshal Zhukov the Marshal of the Royal Air Force2an official in charge of an important public event or ceremony: Heston has been named grand marshal of the parade.3a person who controls crowds, traffic etc at a sports event or other public event: I could see a marshal on the finish line waving a yellow flag.4federal/US marshal American English a police officer employed by the national government to make sure people do what a court order says they must do5American English the officer in charge of a fire departmentmarshal1 nounmarshal2 verb
marshalmarshal2 verb (past tense and past participle marshalled, present participle marshalling British English, marshaled, marshaling American English) [transitive] VERB TABLE
marshal
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | marshal |
| he, she, it | marshals | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | marshalled (BrE), marshaled (AmE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have marshalled (BrE), marshaled (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has marshalled (BrE), marshaled (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had marshalled (BrE), marshaled (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will marshal |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have marshalled (BrE), marshaled (AmE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | is marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) | |
| you, we, they | are marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
| you, we, they | were marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
| he, she, it | has been marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been marshalling (BrE), marshaling (AmE) |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Raia is a city police officer who marshaled support for the bill.
- And to add to the horrors of the scene, the elements of heaven marshalled their forces...
- But generally the home defence were superbly marshalled by Kenny Rutherford.
- He seemed unable or unwilling to marshal even what he knew on the page.
- Organizations are creating teams to marshal the resources of this diverse, sometimes motley workforce.
- Table 5.4 summarizes the main evidence marshalled in support of her causal theory of social revolution.
- Under the experimental onslaught being marshalled, most expect the 17 keV neutrino to wither and die.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY He paused for a moment as if to marshal his thoughts. The general marshalled his forces for a major offensive. Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1to organize your thoughts, ideas etc so that they are clear, effective, or easy to understandmarshal your thoughts/arguments etc He paused for a moment as if to marshal his thoughts. The general marshalled his forces for a major offensive. Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure.· He must have seen her marshalling her arguments, for he gave her no time to use them.
· The superior recognition of gender-marked nouns and pronouns were marshalled as further evidence of their precocious development.
· Table 5.4 summarizes the main evidence marshalled in support of her causal theory of social revolution.
· Well, I have now marshalled my thoughts, summoning memories from that summer over seventy years ago.· Slow down, marshal your thoughts and don't start speaking before you've got your brain in gear.· She tried to marshal her thoughts, but they skittered wildly.· She felt unable to marshal her thoughts into a semblance of logic.· Breathing in deeply, she tried to marshal her thoughts.· A bit nervously, he sat down with pen and paper to marshal his thoughts.· Very carefully Mrs. Fanshawe marshalled her thoughts and her memories.
He paused for a moment as if to marshal his thoughts.2to organize all the people or things that you need in order to be ready for a battle, election etc: The general marshalled his forces for a major offensive. Senator Bryant attempted to marshal support for the measure.3to control or organize a large group: The teacher marshalled the children into one group.