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To guide or escort
“The crowd is screaming and pushing as stewards try unsuccessfully to marshal them towards the exits.”
To arrange or organize systematically or in an orderly manner
“A pupil may be said to grasp the subject when he is able to marshal the items of his own experience and interpret the statements of fact and principle given him in the book by observations made by himself.”
To bring or assemble a group together, typically of people
“Many rancheros and rural people hearkened to his call so that he was able to marshal an army of five thousand troops.”
To control, lead, or be in charge of
“He was not an impulsive man to raise the battle cry, but the executive man to marshal the troops into the field and carry on the war.”
To direct one's attention or focus on something (or someone)
“It is only at that point that you marshal your efforts and begin to change.”
To produce (a list or book) by assembling information collected from other sources
To organize or coordinate an event or occurrence
To arrange or form in a straight line, row or column
To equip or supply with an army or other military resources
To direct the attention of someone to
(US) Plural for a federal lawman
“The collector was arrested by the marshal who claimed authority to do so without any writ or warrant.”
Plural for a leader who conducts the operations of a team or project
Plural for someone who acts as a host at a formal event
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