marshal

marshal

high-ranking military officer; to arrange in order; convoke; gather: marshal the forces

Not to be confused with:

martial – warlike; associated with armed forces: martial law

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mar·shal

 (mär′shəl)

n.

1.

a. A military officer of the highest rank in some countries.

b. A field marshal.

2.

a. An officer of the courts of the United States who performs various duties such as protecting judges, transporting prisoners, and apprehending fugitives.

b. A public official who performs various duties for the courts of a city, such as enforcing orders for money judgments or evictions.

3. The head of a police or fire department in the United States.

4. A person in charge of a parade or ceremony.

5. A high official in a royal court, especially one aiding the sovereign in military affairs.

v. mar·shaled, mar·shal·ing, mar·shals also mar·shalled or mar·shal·ling

v.tr.

1. To arrange or place (troops, for example) in line for a parade, maneuver, or review.

2. To arrange, place, or set in methodical order: marshal facts in preparation for an exam. See Synonyms at arrange.

3. To enlist and organize: trying to marshal public support.

4. To guide ceremoniously; conduct or usher.

v.intr.

1. To take up positions in a military formation.

2. To take form or order: facts marshaling as research progressed.

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[Middle English, from Old French mareschal, of Germanic origin; see marko- in Indo-European roots.]

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mar′shal·cy, mar′shal·ship′ n.

Word History: The Germanic ancestor of Modern English marshal is a compound made up of *marhaz, "horse" (related to the source of our word mare), and *skalkaz, "servant," meaning as a whole literally "horse servant," hence "groom." The Frankish descendant of this Germanic word, *marahskalk, came to designate a high royal official and also a high military commander—not surprising given the importance of cavalry in medieval warfare. Along with many other Frankish words, *marahskalk was borrowed into Old French as mareschal in the early Middle Ages, when much of northern France was ruled by Frankish dynasties. Later, when the Normans established a French-speaking official class in England in the 11th century, the Old French term mareschal came with them. In the first known uses of the word in documents written in England, marshal was used with the meaning "farrier." (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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marshal

(ˈmɑːʃəl)

n

1. (Military) (in some armies and air forces) an officer of the highest rank

2. (Professions) (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties

3. (Law) (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties

4. (Professions) (in the US)

a. a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff

b. (in some states) the chief police or fire officer

5. (Law) (in the US)

a. a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff

b. (in some states) the chief police or fire officer

6. an officer who organizes or conducts ceremonies, parades, etc

7. (Historical Terms) Also called: knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol

8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called: knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol

9. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an obsolete word for ostler

10. (Professions) an obsolete word for ostler

vb (tr) , -shals, -shalling or -shalled, -shals, -shaling or -shaled

11. to arrange in order: to marshal the facts.

12. (Military) to assemble and organize (troops, vehicles, etc) prior to onward movement

13. (Banking & Finance) to arrange (assets, mortgages, etc) in order of priority

14. to guide or lead, esp in a ceremonious way

15. (Heraldry) to combine (two or more coats of arms) on one shield

[C13: from Old French mareschal; related to Old High German marahscalc groom, from marah horse + scalc servant]

ˈmarshalcy, ˈmarshalˌship n

ˈmarshaller, ˈmarshaler n

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mar•shal

(ˈmɑr ʃəl)

n., v. -shaled, -shal•ing (esp. Brit.) -shalled, -shal•ling. n.

1. an administrative officer of a U.S. judicial district with duties similar to those of a sheriff.

2. the chief of a police or fire department.

3. a police officer.

4. an official who leads special ceremonies, as a parade.

5. an army officer of the highest rank, as in France. Compare field marshal.

6. a high officer of a royal household or court.

v.t.

7. to arrange in proper or effective order: to marshal facts.

8. to array, as for battle.

9. to usher or lead ceremoniously.

[1225–75; Middle English marshal, syncopated variant of mareschal < Old French < Germanic; compare Old High German marahscalh groom =marah horse (see mare¹) + scalh servant]

mar′shal•cy, mar′shal•ship`, n.

syn: See gather.

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marshal

A bearing, distance, and altitude fix designated by an air operations center, helicopter direction center, or carrier air traffic control center on which the pilot will orientate holding, and from which initial approach will commence during an instrument approach. See also helicopter directions center.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

marshal

Past participle: marshalled
Gerund: marshalling

Imperative

marshal

marshal

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	marshal - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law marshall 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
	2.	marshal - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank marshall 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 Corps field marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the army
Verb	1.	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" mobilize, mobilise, summon 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 - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

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marshal

verb

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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marshal

verb

1. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency:

mobilize, muster, organize, rally.

2. To put into a deliberate order:

arrange, array, deploy, dispose, order, organize, range, sort, systematize.

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Translations

رئيس الشُّرْطَه أو الأطفائِيَّهمارْشال، مُشير: رُتبَه عَسْكرِيَّهموظَّف في المحاكم الأمريكيَّهيَقوديُنَظِّم، يُرَتِّب

ceremoniářuspořádatuvéstvelitel hasičůvelitel policie

bringe i ordenføreledeofficialordensmarskal

BezirksdirektorgeleitenMarschallordnenVollzugsbeamte

arreglardirigirjefe de policía/bomberosmaestro de ceremoniasmariscal

canalisergardegardienmaréchalmobiliser

bírósági tisztviselõmarsall

lögreglustjóri; slökkviliîsstjóriréttaròjónnskipa, fylkjaskipuleggjaveislustjóri

marescialloMaresciallo dell'Ariaordinareorganizzareorganizzatore

ceremonimeistrasgaisrininkų skyriaus viršininkasiškilmingai įvestiiškilmingai palydėtipolicijos skyriaus viršininkas

ceremonijmeistarsievestsakārtottiesas ierēdnistiesu izpildītājs

brannsjefmarskalkorganiserepolitimesterrettstjener

úradník s vysokou právomocouusporiadať siveliteľ hasičovveliteľ polície

düzenlemekmahkeme icra memurupolis/itfaiye müdürüprotokol görevlisiteşrifatçı

司仪官引领执法官整理消防局长

marshal

[ˈmɑːʃəl]

A. N

1. (Mil) → mariscal m

2. (at demonstration, meeting) → oficial m

3. (US) → alguacil m, oficial m de justicia

B. VT

1. [+ soldiers, procession] → formar

2. [+ facts etc] → ordenar; [+ evidence] → presentar

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marshal

[ˈmɑː^rʃ^əl]

n

(at sports event) → commissaire mf de course

(US) (fire, police) → capitaine m

(for demonstration, meeting) → membre m du service d'ordre

(military) → maréchal m

vt

[+ people] → rassembler

[+ resources, support] → rassemblermarshalling yard n → gare f de triage

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

marshal

n (Mil, of royal household) → Marschall m; (at sports meeting etc) → Platzwärter(in) m(f); (at demo etc) → Ordner(in) m(f); (US) → Bezirkspolizeichef(in) m(f)

vt facts, arguments → ordnen; soldiers → antreten lassen; (= lead) → geleiten, führen

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marshal

[ˈmɑːʃ/əl]

1. n (Mil) → maresciallo; (for demonstration, meeting) → membro del servizio d'ordine (Am) (also fire marshal) → capo (000) (also police marshal) → capitano

2. vt (soldiers, procession) → schierare, adunare (fig) (facts) → ordinare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

marshal

(ˈmaːʃəl) noun

1. an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc. beampte مارْشال، مُشير: رُتبَه عَسْكرِيَّه майстор на церемоний mestre de cerimônias ceremoniář der Festordner ordensmarskal τελετάρχηςmaestro de ceremonias, organizador tseremooniameister ترتیب دهنده مراسمات virkamies maître des cérémonies מְאַרגֵן मार्शल, उच्च सैन्याधिकारी majstor ceremonija marsall pembawa acara veislustjóri cerimoniere 式部官 의전(진행)계 ceremonimeistras ceremonijmeistars pengurus acara ceremoniemeestermarskalk mistrz ceremonii د مارشالى رتبه mestre de cerimónias maes­tru de ceremonii обер-церемониймейстер ceremoniár ceremoniar ceremonijal majstor marskalk, ceremonimästare เจ้าพนักงานจัดเตรียมพิธี teşrifatçı, protokol görevlisi 司儀，司禮官 особа, що організовує церемонії, банкети جلوس وغیرہ کا منتظم người phụ trách nghi lễ 司仪官

2. (American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts. marshal موظَّف في المحاكم الأمريكيَّه съдеен изпълнител oficial de justiça vykonavatel federálního soudu der Vollzugsbeamte official υπάλληλος δικαστηρίου oficial de justicia kohtukirjutaja مارشال järjestyksenvalvoja marshal מַארשֵל मार्शल, बलाध्यक्ष, उत्सवों आदि का प्रबंध करने वाला अधिकारी upravitelj sudbenog okruga bírósági tisztviselő pejabat pengadilan réttarþjónn ufficiale giudiziario 執行官 연방 집행관 teismo pareigūnas tiesas ierēdnis; tiesu izpildītājs pejabat pengadilan ordebewaarder, griffierrettstjener egzekutor sądowy مارشال oficial de justiça mareşal al curţii судебный исполнитель (federálnym súdom menovaný) úradník s výkonnou právomocou šerif ceremonijal majstor tingsdomares sekreterare เจ้าพนักงานศาล mahkeme icra memuru (美)執法官 судовий виконавець عدالت میں جج کا معتمد chánh án tòa án quận 执法官

3. (American) the head of a police or fire department. polisiehoof رئيس الشُّرْطَه أو الأطفائِيَّه маршал chefe velitel policie; velitel hasičů der Bezirksdirektor sherif αρχηγός της αστυνομίας ή της πυροσβεστικής jefe de policía/bomberos politseiülem, tuletõrjepealik سر کلانتر sheriffi capitaine de gendarmerie/des pompiers מְפַקֵד הַמִשטָרָה/מְכַבֵי הָאֵש सर्वोच्च श्रेणी का सैनिक अधिकारी poglavnik rendőrbíró kepala polisi atau pemadam kebakaran lögreglustjóri; slökkviliðsstjóri (capo di un dipartimento di polizia); (comandante dei vigili del fuoco) 警察署長 경찰서장, 소방서장 policijos/gaisrininkų skyriaus viršininkas policijas/ugunsdzēsēju komandas priekšnieks ketua polis politiecommissaris, brandweercommandantpolitimester, brannsjef szeryf, naczelnik policji/straży رهبر،مشر chefe şef al poliţiei/al pompierilor пожарной команды veliteľ polície; veliteľ hasičov načelnik (policije, gasilcev) komandir sheriff, polischef ตำรวจดับเพลิง polis/itfaiye müdürü 警察局長，消防局長 начальник поліцейської дільниці پولیس یا آگ بجھانے کے محکمے کا اعلی افسر cảnh sát trưởng 警察局长，消防局长

verb – past tense, past participle ˈmarshalled , (American) ˈmarshaled –

1. to arrange (forces, facts, arguments etc) in order. Give me a minute to marshal my thoughts. in orde kry يُنَظِّم، يُرَتِّب подреждам ordenar uspořádat (si) ordnen bringe i orden ταξινομώ, διευθετώordenar, poner en orden, arreglar korrastama مرتب ساختن järjestää rassembler לְאַרגֵן क्रम से रखना postaviti u red (el)rendez mengatur skipuleggja ordinare 整える (생각을) 정리하다 (su)rikiuoti sakārtot mengatur ordenenorganisere, ordneuporządkować منظم كول ordenar a pune în ordine приводить в порядок usporiadať (si) urediti srediti ordna, bringa i ordning จัด düzenlemek 整理 упорядковувати سپاہیوں، حقائق، اور خیالات وغیرہ کو مرتب کرنا sắp đặt theo thứ tự 整理

2. to lead or show the way to. We marshalled the whole group into a large room. inlei يَقود водя conduzir uvést geleiten lede; føre οδηγώreunir juhtima راهنمایی کردن opastaa canaliser, faire entrer לְסַדֵר क्रमबद्ध करना, विन्यास करना, (भोज में आमंत्रित व्यक्तियों, सैनिकों, तथ्यों आदि को) यथाक्रम बैठाना या रखना, क्रम से रखना, (सु) व्यवस्थित करना, विधिपू postrojiti, svrstati vezet mengantarkan skipa, fylkja condurre 案内する …으로 안내하다 iškilmingai įvesti/palydėti (svinīgi) ievest mengiringi leidenlede, være guide forwprowadzić لارښونه كول conduzir a con­duce вести uviesť usmeriti povesti föra นำ yol göstermek 引領 вводити رہنمائی کرنا đưa dẫn 引领

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