Marshall

[ mahr-shuhl ]

noun

1. Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.
2. George C(at·lett) [kat, -lit], 1880–1959, U.S. general and statesman: secretary of state 1947–49; Nobel Peace Prize 1953.
3. John, 1755–1835, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1801–35.
4. Thomas Riley, 1854–1925, vice president of the U.S. 1913–21.
5. Thur·good [thur, -g, oo, d], 1908–93, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1967–91.
6. a city in NE Texas.
7. a town in central Missouri.
8. a town in SW Minnesota.
9. Also Marshal. a male given name.

Marshall

/ ˈmɑːʃəl /

noun

1. MarshallAlfred18421924MEnglishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)
2. MarshallGeorge Catlett18801959MUSMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesman George Catlett. 1880–1959, US general and statesman. He was chief of staff of the US army (1939–45) and, as secretary of state (1947–49), he proposed the Marshall Plan (1947), later called the European Recovery Programme: Nobel peace prize 1953
3. MarshallJohn17551835MUSLAW: juristPOLITICS: statesman John. 1755–1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801–35), he established the principles of US constitutional law
4. MarshallSir John Ross19121988MNew ZealandPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: prime minister Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)

Example Sentences

Bonauto, now an official MacArthur genius, is rightly known as the Thurgood Marshall of the marriage movement.

From The Daily Beast

The founders of Ethical Oil, and opechatesgays, are Hamish Marshall and his wife, Kathryn Marshall.

From The Daily Beast

Hamish Marshall himself is a former staffer of Prime Minister Harper.

From The Daily Beast

There are also portraits, protests, reportage and Jim Marshall was there to shoot it all—or pretty closely.

From The Daily Beast

In all fairness, too, Marshall has at the ready pretty rational reasons for almost every change he made in this adaptation.

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Still, on small islands, such as the Coral and Marshall Islands, the natives construct their huts from pandan wood.

From Project Gutenberg

She was thinking of his insinuation at Marshall Dean's expense.

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"Please come, Marshall," pleaded Jessie; but he shook his head.

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And the time was coming when Marshall Dean would need all that he could muster.

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Marshall would be on duty again within a very few days, the colonel said.

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