Marshall

[ mahr-shuhl ]

/ ˈmɑr ʃəl /

noun

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-good], /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 Marshal. a male given name.

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In all fairness, too, Marshall has at the ready pretty rational reasons for almost every change he made in this adaptation.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I was thinking of Bob Fosse when he took Cabaret and completely changed it for film,” Marshall says.
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Like Fosse did with Cabaret, Marshall excised two major characters: the Narrator and the Mysterious Man.
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“You have to make it for the person who knows it,” Marshall says.
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In his new song Vegas, the walking therapy session formerly known as Marshall Mathers raps about raping Iggy Azalea.
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For one of Marshall's traditions, to such a speech there was no answer save silence.
The Consul|Richard Harding Davis
The interminable roll-calls of the first session show that Marshall failed to vote only six times.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
For Marshall knew that he carried heavier guns than other men.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
The women folk want me to do something for this fellow Marshall.
The Consul|Richard Harding Davis
Marshall's good humor withstood not only the horrors of that terrible winter, but also Washington's iron military rule.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge

British Dictionary definitions for Marshall

Marshall

/ (ˈmɑːʃəl) /

noun

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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