marshal
mar|shal /m'ɑːrʃəl/ (marshals marshalling marshalled)
in AM, use marshaling, marshaled
1 [VERB] V n, V n
If you marshal people or things, you gather them together and arrange them for a particular purpose.
Richard was marshalling the doctors and nurses, showing them where to go.
...the way in which Britain marshalled its economic and political resources to protect its security interests.
= organize
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A marshal is an official who helps to supervise a public event, especially a sports event.
The grand prix is controlled by well-trained marshals...
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In the United States and some other countries, a marshal is a police officer, often one who is responsible for a particular area.
A federal marshal was killed in a shoot-out.
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A marshal is an officer in a fire department. (AM)
...a Cleveland county fire marshal.
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In Britain and some other countries, a marshal is an officer who has the highest rank in an army or air force.
...Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross.field mar|shal (field marshals)
also field-marshal
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A field marshal is an officer in the army who has the highest rank.sky mar|shal (sky marshals)
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A sky marshal is an armed security guard who travels on passenger flights. (mainly AM)
in AM, use marshaling, marshaled
1 [VERB] V n, V n
If you marshal people or things, you gather them together and arrange them for a particular purpose.
Richard was marshalling the doctors and nurses, showing them where to go.
...the way in which Britain marshalled its economic and political resources to protect its security interests.
= organize
2 [N-COUNT]
A marshal is an official who helps to supervise a public event, especially a sports event.
The grand prix is controlled by well-trained marshals...
3 [N-COUNT]
In the United States and some other countries, a marshal is a police officer, often one who is responsible for a particular area.
A federal marshal was killed in a shoot-out.
4 [N-COUNT]
A marshal is an officer in a fire department. (AM)
...a Cleveland county fire marshal.
5 [N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
In Britain and some other countries, a marshal is an officer who has the highest rank in an army or air force.
...Air Chief Marshal Sir Kenneth Cross.field mar|shal (field marshals)
also field-marshal
[N-COUNT; N-TITLE]
A field marshal is an officer in the army who has the highest rank.sky mar|shal (sky marshals)
[N-COUNT]
A sky marshal is an armed security guard who travels on passenger flights. (mainly AM)