Marshal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɹʃəl/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɑːʃəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɑːʃəl/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːɹʃəl/.

Examples

marshal the troops
marshal facts or arguments
marshal resources

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

summon marshall mobilize mobilise

Parts of Speech

noun	a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law
noun	(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
verb	place in proper rank “marshal the troops”
verb	arrange in logical order “marshal facts or arguments”
verb	make ready for action or use “marshal resources”
verb	lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

Word Forms

marshalship	noun	the post of marshall
marshal	verb	place in proper rank
marshal	noun	(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
mobilization	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
mobilisation	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Marschall

ein Justizbeamter mit ähnlichen Aufgaben wie ein Sheriff bei der Umsetzung der Urteile eines Gerichts

🇫🇷French

maréchal

un officier de justice ayant des fonctions similaires à celles d'un shérif dans l'exécution des jugements d'un tribunal

🇪🇸Spanish

mariscal

un oficial de la ley que tiene deberes similares a los de un sheriff en la ejecución de las sentencias de un tribunal de justicia

🇮🇹Italian

maresciallo

un ufficiale legale che ha compiti simili a quelli di uno sceriffo nell'esecuzione delle sentenze di un tribunale

🇳🇱Dutch

maarschalk

een gerechtsambtenaar die taken heeft die vergelijkbaar zijn met die van een sheriff bij het uitvoeren van de uitspraken van een rechtbank

🇵🇹Portuguese

marechal

um oficial da lei com funções semelhantes às de um xerife na execução das decisões de um tribunal

🇷🇺Russian

маршал

сотрудник правоохранительных органов, имеющий обязанности, аналогичные обязанностям шерифа при исполнении решений суда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मार्शल

एक कानून अधिकारी जिसके पास कानून की अदालत के निर्णयों को लागू करने में एक शेरिफ के समान कर्तव्य होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

মার্শাল

আইন আদালতের রায় কার্যকর করার ক্ষেত্রে একজন আইন কর্মকর্তার দায়িত্ব একজন শেরিফের মতো

🇮🇳Tamil

மார்ஷல்

ஒரு நீதிமன்றத்தின் தீர்ப்புகளை நிறைவேற்றுவதில் ஒரு ஷெரிப்பைப் போன்ற கடமைகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு சட்ட அதிகாரி

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్షల్

న్యాయస్థానం యొక్క తీర్పులను అమలు చేయడంలో షెరీఫ్‌కు సమానమైన విధులను కలిగి ఉన్న న్యాయ అధికారి

🇮🇳Marathi

मार्शल

कायद्याच्या न्यायालयाचे निकाल पार पाडण्यासाठी शेरीफ प्रमाणेच कर्तव्ये असलेला कायदा अधिकारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્શલ

કાયદાની અદાલતના ચુકાદાઓ ચલાવવામાં શેરિફની જેમ જ ફરજો ધરાવતો કાયદો અધિકારી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾರ್ಷಲ್

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ತೀರ್ಪುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳುವಲ್ಲಿ ಶೆರಿಫ್‌ನಂತೆಯೇ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಾನೂನು ಅಧಿಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാർഷൽ

ഒരു കോടതിയുടെ വിധിന്യായങ്ങൾ നടപ്പിലാക്കുന്നതിൽ ഒരു ഷെരീഫിന് സമാനമായ ചുമതലകളുള്ള ഒരു നിയമ ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰਸ਼ਲ

ਕਨੂੰਨ ਦੀ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਦੇ ਫੈਸਲੇ ਲੈਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੈਰਿਫ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਫਰਜ਼ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارشل

ایک قانون افسر جس کی ڈیوٹی ایک شیرف کی طرح ہوتی ہے جو عدالت کے فیصلوں پر عمل کرتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

元帅

与治安官类似的执法人员，执行法院的判决

🇯🇵Japanese

マーシャル

裁判所の判決を執行する上で保安官と同様の義務を負う法務官

🇰🇷Korean

육군 원수

법원의 판결을 수행하는 데 있어 보안관과 유사한 임무를 수행하는 법관

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên soái

một viên chức luật có nhiệm vụ tương tự như cảnh sát trưởng trong việc thực hiện các phán quyết của tòa án

🇹🇭Thai

จอมพล

เจ้าหน้าที่กฎหมายที่มีหน้าที่เช่นเดียวกับนายอำเภอในการพิพากษาของศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

marsekal

seorang petugas hukum yang mempunyai tugas serupa dengan sheriff dalam melaksanakan keputusan pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

mariskal

isang opisyal ng batas na may mga tungkulin na katulad ng sa isang sheriff sa pagsasagawa ng mga hatol ng isang hukuman ng batas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مارشال

ضابط قانون له واجبات مماثلة لواجبات شريف في تنفيذ أحكام المحكمة

🇮🇷Persian

مارشال

افسر حقوقی که وظایفی مشابه وظایف کلانتری در اجرای احکام دادگاه دارد.

🇹🇷Turkish

mareşal

bir mahkemenin kararlarını yerine getirmede şerifinkine benzer görevleri olan bir hukuk memuru

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרשַׁל

פקיד עורכי דין בעל תפקידים דומים לאלו של שריף בביצוע פסקי דין של בית משפט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'marshal'?

The primary meaning of 'marshal' is 'a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law'.

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Using 'marshal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'marshal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'marshal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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