marshal

noun

• 1an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countries: [as title]:Marshal Tito
• British historical a high-ranking officer of state.

• 2US a federal or municipal law-enforcement officer.
• the head of a police department.
• North American the head of a fire department.

• 3an official responsible for supervising sports events, and for controlling crowds in other public events: ground marshals joined the referee and touch judges in trying to regain order

• 4(in the UK) an official accompanying a judge on circuit to act as secretary and personal assistant.

verb (marshals, marshalling, marshalled; US marshals, marshaling, marshaled)

• 1assemble and arrange (a group of people, especially troops) in order:the general marshalled his troops
• bring together and arrange in order (facts, ideas, objects, etc.):he paused for a moment, as if marshalling his thoughts
• position (rolling stock) in the correct order.
• direct the movement of (an aircraft) on the ground at an airport.

• 2 Heraldry combine (coats of arms) to indicate marriage, descent, or the bearing of office: the quarters include those appearing on the Warwick Plate, but in addition there is marshalled that of Grey