Marshall
[mahr-shuh l]
- Alfred,1842–1924, English economist.
- George C(at·lett) [kat-lit] /ˈkæt lɪt/, 1880–1959, U.S. general and statesman: secretary of state 1947–49; Nobel Peace Prize 1953.
- John,1755–1835, U.S. jurist and statesman: chief justice of the U.S. 1801–35.
- Thomas Riley,1854–1925, vice president of the U.S. 1913–21.
- Thur·good [thur-goo d] /ˈθɜr gʊd/, 1908–93, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1967–91.
- a city in NE Texas.
- a town in central Missouri.
- a town in SW Minnesota.
- Also Mar·shal. a male given name.
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Contemporary Examples
In all fairness, too, Marshall has at the ready pretty rational reasons for almost every change he made in this adaptation.
“I was thinking of Bob Fosse when he took Cabaret and completely changed it for film,” Marshall says.
Like Fosse did with Cabaret, Marshall excised two major characters: the Narrator and the Mysterious Man.
“You have to make it for the person who knows it,” Marshall says.
In his new song Vegas, the walking therapy session formerly known as Marshall Mathers raps about raping Iggy Azalea.
Eminem’s Rape Fantasy with Iggy Azalea: The Tired, Juvenile Misogyny Needs to StopMarlow Stern
November 20, 2014
Historical Examples
But I had no time to say another word to him, as I turned to greet Mrs. Marshall.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
He had walked two blocks and the confectionery was between Marshall and Grant.
The Street That Wasn't ThereClifford Donald Simak
He read it again, unbelieving, for this shouldn't be Grant Street, but Marshall.
The Street That Wasn't ThereClifford Donald Simak
Marshall secured a passport with some difficulty and departed for home.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
An American constitutional law did not exist when Marshall took office.
Union and DemocracyAllen Johnson
Marshall
- Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)
- 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
- John. 1755–1835, US jurist and statesman. As chief justice of the Supreme Court (1801–35), he established the principles of US constitutional law
- Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)
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