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Marshall   /mˈɑrʃəl/   Listen
Marshall

noun
1.
United States actor (1914-1998).  Synonym: E. G. Marshall.
2.
United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959).  Synonyms: George Catlett Marshall, George Marshall.
3.
United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835).  Synonym: John Marshall.
4.
(in some countries) a military officer of highest rank.  Synonym: marshal.
5.
A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law.  Synonym: marshal.



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"Marshall" Quotes from Famous Books



... influenced in a quite incalculable degree, and influenced for good, several of the foremost among those who in their turn have influenced the age. As Rossetti's faithful friend, and gifted medical adviser, Mr. John Marshall has often declared, there were periods when Rossetti's very life may be said to have hung upon Mr. Watts's power to cheer ...
— Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti - 1883 • T. Hall Caine

... provided for in the Constitution, as in the creation of a bank or mint. Since the time of this interpretation, which, fortunately for American interests, was sanctioned by Washington and later by the Supreme Court through its great Chief-Justice John Marshall, the advocates of the doctrines of strict and loose construction have contended for their principles. Does the Constitution permit the acquisition of territory? May Congress establish a protective tariff, or a system of internal improvements? We have here but three of ...
— Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition • J.A. James

... arrived, Paul was led from the hotel by his honor and was mounted on a cart to which two white mules were hitched in tandem. The Mayor mounted with him. Behind this cart, drawn up in military array were fifty men armed with shot guns. In front of the cart rode the Grand Marshall of the occasion followed the band which consisted of a solitary hand-organ. Order for advance being given, the parade started for the lake. When they reached the water-side, Paul was requested to step into the little tent ...
— The Story of Paul Boyton - Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World • Paul Boyton

... quilt!" repeated Rob Marshall, with a shout of laughter. "I'd as soon expect to see a wild ...
— The Quilt that Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle • Annie Fellows Johnston

... Johnston Atoll Jordan Juan de Nova Island Kazakhstan Kenya Kingman Reef Kiribati Korea Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Man Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Mexico Micronesia Midway Islands Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Navassa Island Nepal Country Flag of Nepal Netherlands Antilles Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Niger Niue Norfolk Island ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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