1 (usually in compounds) an officer of the highest rank in the British army or air force:
Field Marshal Lord Haig * Marshal of the Royal Air Force
seealsoAIRCHIEFMARSHAL, AIRMARSHAL, AIRVICE-MARSHAL, FIELDMARSHAL
2 a person responsible for making sure that public events, especially sports events, take place without any problems, and for controlling crowds
3 (in the US) an officer whose job is to carry out court orders:
a federal marshal
4 (in some US cities) an officer of high rank in a police or fire department
verb (-ll-, AmE -l-) [VN] (written)
1 to gather together and organize the people, things, ideas, etc. that you need for a particular purpose:
to marshal your arguments / thoughts / facts * They have begun marshalling forces to send relief to the hurricane victims.
2 to control or organize a large group of people:
Police were brought in to marshal the crowd.
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