transcription, транскрипция: [ mɑ:(r)ʃ(ə)l ]
( marshals, marshalling, marshalled)
Note: in AM, use 'marshaling', 'marshaled'
1.
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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2.
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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3.
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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4.
A marshal is an officer in a fire department. ( AM )
...a Cleveland county fire marshal.
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5.
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.
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