marshal
noun/ˈmɑːʃl/
/ˈmɑːrʃl/
- (usually in compounds) an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries
- Field Marshal Lord Haig
- Marshal of the Royal Air Force
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- a person responsible for making sure that public events, especially sports events, take place without any problems, and for controlling crowds synonym steward
- (in the US) an officer whose job is to put court orders into effect
- a federal marshal
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- federal
- air
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- (in some US cities) an officer of high rank in a police or fire departmentTopics Law and justicec2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- grand
- federal
- air
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Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a high-ranking officer of state): from Old French mareschal ‘farrier, commander’, from late Latin mariscalcus, from Germanic elements meaning ‘horse’ (compare with mare) and ‘servant’.
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