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English noun: marshal | |||
| 1. | marshal (person) a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law | ||
| Synonyms | marshall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | law officer, lawman, peace officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air marshal, sky marshal | ||
| Instance hyponym | Hickock, James Butler Hickock, Wild Bill Hickock | ||
| 2. | marshal (person) (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank | ||
| Synonyms | marshall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commissioned military officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | field marshal | ||
| Instance hyponym | Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, Bomber Harris, comte de Saxe, Dowding, Dowdy, Duc d'Elchingen, Harris, Hermann Maurice Saxe, Hugh Dowding, Marshal Saxe, Michel Ney, Ney, Saxe, Sir Arthur Travers Harris | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
English verb: marshal | |||
| 1. | marshal (motion) place in proper rank | ||
| Samples | Marshal the troops. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 2. | marshal (contact) arrange in logical order | ||
| Samples | Marshal facts or arguments. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| 3. | marshal (change) make ready for action or use | ||
| Samples | Marshal resources. | ||
| Synonyms | mobilise, mobilize, summon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
| 4. | marshal (motion) lead ceremoniously, as in a procession | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | show, usher | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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