- marshals by WordNet
nounA law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law. synonyms: marshal, marshallIn some countries. ( a military officer of highest rank)synonyms: marshal, marshallThe United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and ...
- Marshal of a Combat Arm by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
of special forces, and of aviation; a military rank in the Soviet armed forces.The rank’s of marshal of aviation, of artillery, and of the armored troops were introduced by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on Jan. 16, 1943; the ranks of marshal of the engineer troops and marshal of the signal ...
- Mareschal by Webster's
... n.) A military officer of high rank; a marshal.
- Coningham, Sir Arthur by Mason Hill
1895–1948, British air marshal, b. Australia. During World War I, he served first in the New Zealand army and then joined (1916) the Royal Flying Corps, a forerunner of the Royal Air Force. He remained in the air force and became air vice marshal ...
- Chief Marshal of a Combat Arm by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
the highest military title in the Soviet armed forces, personally conferred on marshals of combat arms and special troops (chief marshal of artillery, aviation, armored troops, engineer troops, and communications troops) and corresponding to the title marshal of the Soviet Union; introduced on Oct. 9, 1943.The title of chief air marshal also exists in ...