0 to bring together or organize people or things in order to achieve a particular aim: --
It is unlikely that the rebels will be able to marshal as much firepower as the government troops.
They had marshalled an armada of 1,000 boats to help clear up the oil.
The company is marshalling its forces/resources for a long court case.
The fighting in the city followed reports of the rebels marshalling their forces in the countryside.
1 an official who is involved in the running of a public event: --
2 someone who is involved in a public event, especially a famous person chosen to lead a parade: --
The parade's grand marshal carried an elaborately carved staff.
3 a government official who is responsible for putting the decisions of a law court into action: --
US marshals specialize in finding fugitives and escapees.
4 a title used for important officers in the armed forces of some countries: --
[ as form of address ] Thank you, Marshal.
[ as form of address ] Yes, Marshal.
Marshal Pétain
5 to gather or organize people or things, esp. in order to achieve a particular aim: --
This marshalled u form would not occur in source programs.
Nevertheless, many of the arguments marshalled in this volume are of the greatest contemporary interest.
They gradually untwine as the music marshals itself for a final dance of defiance.
The string names the mark to marshal with respect to.
Such arguments have particularly been marshaled with respect to language.
The book marshals an array of innovative methods to address a remarkable assortment of demographic issues.
There are also two games that mostly exercise local computation: blockhead and minesweeper; the latter using marshalling to save and restore the game state.
In the absence of such evidence, anecdotes and stylised facts are often marshalled to clinch the argument.
