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- 1. a programme of financial aid and other initiatives, sponsored by the US, designed to boost the economies of western European countries after the Second World War. It was originally advocated by Secretary of State George C. Marshall and passed by Congress in 1948.
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to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim: The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside. The company is marshalling its forces / resources for a long court case. They had marshalled an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
The meaning of MARSHAL is a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces. How to use marshal in a sentence.
MARSHAL meaning: 1. to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim: 2. an…. Learn more.
A marshal is an official who helps to supervise a public event, especially a sports event. The Grand Prix is controlled by well-trained marshals. 3. countable noun. In the United States and some other countries, a marshal is a police officer, often one who is responsible for a particular area.
Definition of Marshall in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You marshal your thoughts, that is, put them in order. Marshal derives from the Old French mareschal, for stable officer. The stable officer had charge of the horses, tending to them, putting them in order, readying them for action. If you are a marshal, you're an officer.
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. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
