Marshall

American  

[mahr-shuhl] / ˈmɑr ʃəl /

noun

1. Alfred, 1842–1924, English economist.

2. George C(atlett) 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. Thurgood 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 Marshal. a male given name.

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Marshall British  

/ ˈmɑːʃəl /

noun

1. Alfred. 1842–1924, English economist, author of Principles of Economics (1890)

2. 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. 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. Sir John Ross. 1912–88, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1972)

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Example Sentences

“He didn’t lie out of convenience or opportunism,” Marshall writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

The claim “our Constitution is colorblind” originated in Justice John Marshall Harlan’s famed dissent in 1896’s Plessy v.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Staples is also leaning in with an earlier summer-deals event that has a back-to-school focus, said Marshall Warkentin, president of U.S. retail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

"I don't think you're going to see a weakened president," Jackson James, senior fellow at German Marshall Fund of the US, told AFP.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

Before it could go to the Marshall Library, everything had to be indexed.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

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