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marshal - (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank |
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commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
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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"
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field marshal an officer holding the highest rank in the army
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marshal - a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law |
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law officer,
lawman,
peace officer an officer of the law
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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
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verb |
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marshal - place in proper rank; "marshal the troops" |
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position,
lay,
pose,
put,
place,
set cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
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marshal - arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" |
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arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
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marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
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usher,
show take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"
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