grand marshal

noun

1. marshal.

Example Sentences

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the “hand-picked Supreme Court majority just became the Grand Marshal for a parade of racial terror in Los Angeles.”

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The all-things-puppetry extravaganza that is the yearly Bob Baker Day at Chinatown’s Los Angeles State Historic Park has landed on its themes and parade-leading grand marshal for its 2025 edition, set for April 13.

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Last year’s grand marshal was puppet master Sid Krofft, one half of Sid & Marty Krofft Pictures.

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This year’s Rose Parade grand marshal is Billie Jean King, the tennis icon and gender equality activist who won 20 Wimbledon titles, 39 Grand Slam titles, and drew an audience of 90 million people worldwide for the televised 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match in which she beat onetime national tennis champion Bobby Riggs.

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This year’s parade grand marshal is Billie Jean King, the tennis icon and gender equality activist who won 20 Wimbledon titles, 39 Grand Slam titles, and drew an audience of 90 million people worldwide for the televised 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match in which she beat onetime national tennis champion Bobby Riggs.

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