marshal

1. A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law (synset 110315612)
   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: marshall
2. (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank (synset 110315837)
   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: marshall

1. Place in proper rank (synset 201992339)
   "marshal the troops"
   is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
2. Arrange in logical order (synset 201362900)
   "marshal facts or arguments"
   is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
3. Make ready for action or use (synset 200271014)
   "marshal resources"
   is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together
   same as: mobilise, mobilize, summon
4. Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession (synset 202004789)
   is a type of: show, usher - take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

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