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mar·shal  (märshl)
n.
1.
a. A military officer of the highest rank in some countries.
b. A field marshal.
2.
a. A U.S. federal officer of a judicial district who carries out court orders and discharges duties similar to those of a sheriff.
b. A city law enforcement officer in the United States who carries out court orders.
c. The head of a police or fire department in the United States.
3. A person in charge of a parade or ceremony.
4. A high official in a royal court, especially one aiding the sovereign in military affairs.
v. mar·shaled also mar·shalled, mar·shal·ing also mar·shal·ling, mar·shals also mar·shals
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.

[Middle English, from Old French mareschal, of Germanic origin.]

marshal·cy, marshal·ship n.
Word History: Hard-riding marshals of the Wild West in pursuit of criminals reemphasize the relationship of the word marshal with horses. The Germanic ancestor of our word 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 commandernot surprising given the importance of the horse in medieval warfare. Along with many other Frankish words, *marahskalk was borrowed into Old French by about 800; some centuries later, when the Normans established a French-speaking official class in England, the Old French word came with them. In English, marshal is first recorded in 1218, as a surname (still surviving in the spelling Marshall); its first appearance as a common noun was in 1258, in the sense "high officer of the royal court." The word was also applied to this high royal official's deputies, who were officers of courts of law, and it continued to designate various officials involved with courts of law and law enforcement, including the horseback-riding marshals we are familiar with in the United States.

marshal [ˈmɑːʃəl]
n
1. (Military) (in some armies and air forces) an officer of the highest rank
2. (Business / Professions) (Law) (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties
3. (Business / Professions) (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
4. an officer who organizes or conducts ceremonies, parades, etc.
5. (Historical Terms) (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Also called knight marshal (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol
6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (Business / Professions) an obsolete word for ostler
vb -shals, -shalling, -shalled US, -shals -shaling, -shaled (tr)
1. to arrange in order to marshal the facts
2. (Military) to assemble and organize (troops, vehicles, etc.) prior to onward movement
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to arrange (assets, mortgages, etc.) in order of priority
4. to guide or lead, esp in a ceremonious way
5. (History / Heraldry) to combine (two or more coats of arms) on one shield
[from Old French mareschal; related to Old High German marahscalc groom, from marah horse + scalc servant]
marshalcy , marshalship n
marshaller  US, marshaler n

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.marshalmarshal - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
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
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
Verb1.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"
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"

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.
Translations
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

marshal [ˈmɑːrʃəl]
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] → rassembler
marshalling yard ngare f de triage

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, argumentsordnen; soldiersantreten lassen; (= lead)geleiten, führen

marshal [ˈmɑːʃl]
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

marshal [ˈmɑːʃl]
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

marshal
n marshal [ˈmaːʃəl]
1 an official who arranges ceremonies, processions etc. beampte مارْشال، مُشير: رُتبَه عَسْكرِيَّه майстор на церемоний ceremoniář ordensmarskal der Festordner τελετάρχης maestro de ceremonias, organizador tseremooniameister ترتیب دهنده مراسمات seremoniamestari maître des cérémonies מְאַרגֵן मार्शल, उच्च सैन्याधिकारी majstor ceremonija marsall pembawa acara veislustjóri cerimoniere 式部官 의전(진행)계 ceremonimeistras ceremonijmeistars pengurus acara ceremoniemeester marskalk mistrz ceremonii mestre de cerimónias maes­tru de ceremonii обер-церемониймейстер ceremoniár ceremoniar ceremonijal majstor marskalk, ceremonimästare จอมพล teşrifatçı, protokol görevlisi 司儀官 особа, що організовує церемонії, банкети جلوس وغیرہ کا منتظم người phụ trách nghi lễ
2 (American) an official with certain duties in the lawcourts. marshal موظَّف في المحاكم الأمريكيَّه съдеен изпълнител vykonavatel federálního soudu official der Vollzugsbeamte υπάλληλος δικαστηρίου oficial de justicia kohtukirjutaja مارشال oikeudenkirjuri 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, griffier rettstjener egzekutor sądowy oficial de justiça mareşal al curţii судебный исполнитель (federálnym súdom menovaný) úradník s výkonnou právomocou šerif ceremonijal majstor tingsdomares sekreterare ตำรวจ mahkeme icra memuru 執法官 судовий виконавець عدالت میں جج کا معتمد chánh án tòa án quận
3 (American) the head of a police or fire department. polisiehoof رئيس الشُّرْطَه أو الأطفائِيَّه маршал velitel policie; velitel hasičů sherif der Bezirksdirektor αρχηγός της αστυνομίας ή της πυροσβεστικής jefe de policía/bomberos politseiülem, tuletõrjepealik سر کلانتر 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, brandweercommandant politimester, brannsjef szeryf, naczelnik policji/straży 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 начальник поліцейської дільниці پولیس یا آگ بجھانے کے محکمے کا اعلی افسر cảnh sát trưởng
vpast 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 uspořádat (si) bringe i orden ordnen ταξινομώ, διευθετώ ordenar, 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 ordenen organisere, ordne uporządkować ordenar a pune în ordine приводить в порядок usporiadať (si) urediti srediti ordna, bringa i ordning รวมกำลัง düzenlemek 整理 упорядковувати سپاہیوں، حقائق، اور خیالات وغیرہ کو مرتب کرنا sắp đặt theo thứ tự
2 to lead or show the way to We marshalled the whole group into a large room. inlei يَقود водя uvést lede; føre geleiten (καθ)οδηγώ reunir juhtima راهنمایی کردن ohjata 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 leiden lede, være guide for wprowadzić (uroczyście) conduzir a con­duce вести uviesť usmeriti povesti föra จัดให้เหมาะสม yol göstermek 引領 вводити رہنمائی کرنا đưa dẫn


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