Marshall

Other forms: Marshalls

Definitions of Marshall
  1. noun
    United States actor (1914-1998)
    synonyms: E. G. Marshall
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    example of:
    actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian
    a theatrical performer
  2. noun
    United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
    synonyms: John Marshall
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    example of:
    chief justice
    the judge who presides over a supreme court
    jurist, legal expert
    a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations
  3. noun
    United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)
    synonyms: George Catlett Marshall, George Marshall
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    example of:
    full general, general
    a general officer of the highest rank
    national leader, solon, statesman
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
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