marshal

1 of 2

noun

mar·shal ˈmär-shəl How to pronounce marshal (audio)

variants or less commonly marshall

: a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces

: a person who arranges and directs the ceremonial aspects of a gathering

a parade marshal

: field marshal

: a general officer of the highest military rank

: an officer having charge of prisoners

b(1)

: a ministerial (see ministerial sense 3) officer appointed for a judicial district (as of the U.S.) to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff

(2)

: a city law officer entrusted with particular duties

: the administrative head of a city police department or fire department

marshalcy

ˈmär-shəl-sē How to pronounce marshal (audio)

noun

marshalship

ˈmär-shəl-ˌship How to pronounce marshal (audio)

noun

marshal

2 of 2

verb

variants or less commonly marshall

marshaled or marshalled; marshaling or marshalling ˈmärsh-(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce marshal (audio)

transitive verb

: to place in proper rank or position

marshaling the troops

: to bring together and order in an appropriate or effective way

marshal arguments

marshaled her thoughts before answering the question

: to lead ceremoniously or solicitously : usher

marshaling her little group of children down the street

intransitive verb

: to take form or order

ideas marshaling neatly

Did you know?

Marshal Has Old German Roots

Although most French words are derived from Latin, a few—among them marshal—are Germanic. In the last centuries of the Roman Empire, the Germanic Franks occupied what is now France and left behind a substantial linguistic legacy, including what became medieval French mareschal. Mareschal came from a Frankish compound noun corresponding to Old High German marahscal, composed of marah, meaning "horse" (Old English mearh, with a feminine form mere, whence English mare), and scalc, meaning "servant" (Old English scealc). The original marshal was a servant in charge of horses, but by the time the word was borrowed from French into English in the 14th century, it referred primarily to a high royal official.

Example Sentences

Verb She carefully marshaled her thoughts before answering the question. marshaled their forces for battle

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Both have new roles in the department as Captain McKay will be the fire marshal for the city and will be in charge of the fire prevention bureau.

cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 Halstead was also Newtown’s emergency management director and previously served as the town’s fire marshal.

Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022 As the Supreme Court marshal, Curley oversees security and the court's police force.

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 July 2022 Pride weekend typically begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, so she can get dolled up with enough time to take her position as a parade marshal.

Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ramirez had been a firefighter for 19 years, and had been a deputy fire marshal since 2014, city officials said.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022 One of the nominees is a police chief in Illinois who is a nominee to be a U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Illinois.

Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2022 The new story revolves around his son, Scott Turner, Jr., (Josh Peck) an uptight U.S. marshal, who begins looking into one of his dad’s old cases.

Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 21 July 2021 And the marshal has shared with us a slew of important developments in the investigation.

Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022

Verb

There is no mechanism to guarantee continuity and to marshal maximum support to pursue strategic objectives, and these objectives which are not the No. 1 priority of any single regional organization.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022 To attempt anything more ambitious than that baseline, carbon-removal scenario, the countries of the world would have to marshal real political momentum for emissions reduction.

Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 So, too, government leaders won’t be able to marshal the support needed at home and abroad until there is broad popular understanding of the urgency required to avert the devastating consequences of the converging existential crises upon us.

Paul Laudicina, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world.

CBS News, 26 May 2022 In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable.

Grace Segers, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 On Monday, Russia focused its firepower elsewhere, with missiles and warplanes striking far behind the front lines in an effort to stop Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies for the fight.

Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort.

Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights.

From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 See More

Kids Definition

marshal 1 of 2

noun

mar·shal ˈmär-shəl How to pronounce marshal (audio)

: a person who arranges and directs ceremonies

a parade marshal

: an officer of the highest rank in some military forces

: a federal official having duties similar to those of a sheriff

: the head of a division of a city government

fire marshal

marshal

2 of 2

verb

marshaled or marshalled; marshaling or marshalling

: to arrange in order

marshal troops

Legal Definition

marshal 1 of 2

noun

mar·shal

ˈmär-shəl

: a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff

: a law officer in some cities (as New York) of the U.S. who is entrusted with particular duties (as serving the process of justice of the peace courts)

: the administrative head of the police or especially fire department in some cities of the U.S.

marshal

2 of 2

transitive verb

variants also marshall

marshaled also marshalled; marshaling also marshalling

: to fix the order of (assets) with respect to liability or availability for payment of obligations

also : to fix the order of (as liens or remedies) with respect to priority against a debtor's assets see also marshaling

单词	marshals
释义	marshal 1 of 2 noun mar·shal ˈmär-shəl variants or less commonly marshall 1 a : a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces b : a person who arranges and directs the ceremonial aspects of a gathering a parade marshal 2 a : field marshal b : a general officer of the highest military rank 3 a : an officer having charge of prisoners b(1) : a ministerial (see ministerial sense 3) officer appointed for a judicial district (as of the U.S.) to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff (2) : a city law officer entrusted with particular duties c : the administrative head of a city police department or fire department marshalcy ˈmär-shəl-sē noun marshalship ˈmär-shəl-ˌship noun marshal 2 of 2 verb variants or less commonly marshall marshaled or marshalled; marshaling or marshalling ˈmärsh-(ə-)liŋ transitive verb 1 : to place in proper rank or position marshaling the troops 2 : to bring together and order in an appropriate or effective way marshal arguments marshaled her thoughts before answering the question 3 : to lead ceremoniously or solicitously : usher marshaling her little group of children down the street intransitive verb : to take form or order ideas marshaling neatly Did you know? Marshal Has Old German Roots Although most French words are derived from Latin, a few—among them marshal—are Germanic. In the last centuries of the Roman Empire, the Germanic Franks occupied what is now France and left behind a substantial linguistic legacy, including what became medieval French mareschal. Mareschal came from a Frankish compound noun corresponding to Old High German marahscal, composed of marah, meaning "horse" (Old English mearh, with a feminine form mere, whence English mare), and scalc, meaning "servant" (Old English scealc). The original marshal was a servant in charge of horses, but by the time the word was borrowed from French into English in the 14th century, it referred primarily to a high royal official. Synonyms Verb mobilize muster rally See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb She carefully marshaled her thoughts before answering the question. marshaled their forces for battle Recent Examples on the Web Noun Both have new roles in the department as Captain McKay will be the fire marshal for the city and will be in charge of the fire prevention bureau. cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 Halstead was also Newtown’s emergency management director and previously served as the town’s fire marshal. Ahjané Forbes, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2022 As the Supreme Court marshal, Curley oversees security and the court's police force. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 2 July 2022 Pride weekend typically begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, so she can get dolled up with enough time to take her position as a parade marshal. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 1 July 2022 Ramirez had been a firefighter for 19 years, and had been a deputy fire marshal since 2014, city officials said. San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2022 One of the nominees is a police chief in Illinois who is a nominee to be a U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Illinois. Ryan Tarinelli, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2022 The new story revolves around his son, Scott Turner, Jr., (Josh Peck) an uptight U.S. marshal, who begins looking into one of his dad’s old cases. Chris Kornelis, WSJ, 21 July 2021 And the marshal has shared with us a slew of important developments in the investigation. Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2022 Verb There is no mechanism to guarantee continuity and to marshal maximum support to pursue strategic objectives, and these objectives which are not the No. 1 priority of any single regional organization. San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2022 To attempt anything more ambitious than that baseline, carbon-removal scenario, the countries of the world would have to marshal real political momentum for emissions reduction. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022 So, too, government leaders won’t be able to marshal the support needed at home and abroad until there is broad popular understanding of the urgency required to avert the devastating consequences of the converging existential crises upon us. Paul Laudicina, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022 The secretary of state laid out principles for the administration to marshal its resources, friends and allies to push back on increasing Chinese assertiveness around the world. CBS News, 26 May 2022 In a press conference on Tuesday, DeLauro pledged to marshal congressional resources to hold Abbott accountable. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 18 May 2022 On Monday, Russia focused its firepower elsewhere, with missiles and warplanes striking far behind the front lines in an effort to stop Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies for the fight. Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2022 Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cut short a summit in southern Japan to return to the capital, Tokyo, after the boat sinking and instructed authorities to marshal all resources in the rescue effort. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 The framework for such a declaration would then be used to marshal local school districts and county schools into adopting their own bills of rights. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French mareschal, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marahscalc marshal, from marah horse + scalc servant First Known Use Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing marshal air marshal marshal of the Royal Air Force grand marshal earl marshal air chief marshal air vice-marshal provost marshal field marshal sky marshal air marshal marshal of the Royal Air Force grand marshal earl marshal air chief marshal air vice-marshal provost marshal field marshal sky marshal See More Kids Definition marshal 1 of 2 noun mar·shal ˈmär-shəl 1 : a person who arranges and directs ceremonies a parade marshal 2 : an officer of the highest rank in some military forces 3 : a federal official having duties similar to those of a sheriff 4 : the head of a division of a city government fire marshal marshal 2 of 2 verb marshaled or marshalled; marshaling or marshalling : to arrange in order marshal troops Legal Definition marshal 1 of 2 noun mar·shal ˈmär-shəl 1 : a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those of a sheriff 2 : a law officer in some cities (as New York) of the U.S. who is entrusted with particular duties (as serving the process of justice of the peace courts) 3 : the administrative head of the police or especially fire department in some cities of the U.S. marshal 2 of 2 transitive verb variants also marshall marshaled also marshalled; marshaling also marshalling : to fix the order of (assets) with respect to liability or availability for payment of obligations also : to fix the order of (as liens or remedies) with respect to priority against a debtor's assets see also marshaling marshals 1 of 2 verb variants also marshalls present tense third-person singular of marshal 1 as in rallies to assemble and make ready for action marshaled their forces for battle Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rallies musters summons mobilizes organizes groups orders arranges activates convenes lines up rounds up collects calls (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms demobs disorders disorganizes dismisses demobilizes disrupts deactivates disturbs disbands splits (up) disarranges dissolves breaks up See More 2 as in ushers to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum Synonyms & Similar Words ushers pilots guides routes accompanies leads steers escorts directs conducts chaperones shows convoys chaperons precedes controls manages attends sees Antonyms & Near Antonyms trails follows dogs tails hounds shadows tailgates See More 3 as in organizes to put into a particular arrangement marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak Synonyms & Similar Words organizes arranges orders disposes cues files classifies arrays systematizes places queues ranges codifies grooms lines lays out sequences draws up displays sets alphabetizes unscrambles alines aligns prioritizes makes up sets out hierarchizes straightens (up) emplaces tidies (up) lines up spruces (up) maps (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms disorders upsets deranges rumples disarranges disarrays musses (up) messes (up) See More marshals 2 of 2 noun variants also marshalls plural of marshal as in sheriffs Synonyms & Similar Words sheriffs troopers inspectors detectives investigators plainclothesmen patrolmen sleuths sergeants lieutenants officers policemen policewomen cops dicks gendarmes peace officers police gumshoes lawmen sherlocks constables sleuthhounds captains hawkshaws coppers police officers bobbies police forces bulls operatives constabularies men private investigators private detectives shamuses private eyes heat flatfeet fuzzes Antonyms & Near Antonyms civilians
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