marshall

1. is an instance of: actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian - a theatrical performer
   same as: e. g. marshall
2. is an instance of:

   • full general, general - a general officer of the highest rank
   • national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
   same as: george catlett marshall, george marshall
3. is an instance of:

   • chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court
   • jurist, legal expert - a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
   same as: john marshall
4. referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
   is a type of: commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
   subtypes: field marshal - an officer holding the highest rank in the army
   specific instances:

   • baron hugh caswall tremenheere dowding, dowding, dowdy, hugh dowding - British marshal of the RAF who commanded the British air defense forces that defeated the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain (1882-1970)
   • bomber harris, harris, sir arthur travers harris - British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
   • duc d'elchingen, michel ney, ney - French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)
   • comte de saxe, hermann maurice saxe, marshal saxe, saxe - a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750)
   same as: marshal
5. is a type of: law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law
   subtypes: air marshal, sky marshal - a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
   specific instances: hickock, james butler hickock, wild bill hickock - frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
   same as: marshal

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