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to marshal

to marshal

17 4.6
To arrange people or resources for a purpose
  • verb
  • /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
: organizar
  • He successfully marshaled his thoughts before giving the speech.
  • marshal resources
  • marshal support
  • marshal evidence

First it just marshals troops and, and sends them in by the thousands.

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Examples

  • New genetic evidence marshaled by Wayne and his colleagues lends strong support to the wolf advocates.

    Academic text (1997)

  • I want the colonel to know that what happened tonight, the way it happened, was so quick that I hardly had time to marshal my forces.

    The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

  • But I do need you to marshal all your resources... -

    Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

  • "The nation had no choice but to marshal its resources to shape the future.

    Academic text (1990)

  • I'm hired to watch the leads, to marshal my sales force.

    Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

  • Third, one must construct a plan to marshal resources to effectively implement the doctrine.

    Academic text (1994)

  • We worked hard, marshaled our resources, and attracted others to our way of life.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Today, thanks to the MOT, administrators can marshal impressive scientific-looking data in defense of their decisions.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Despite the lack of large rivers, ancient eastern Iranians were very savvy in marshaling their few water resources.

    Academic text (2011)

  • After the U.S. bubble burst (and the European sovereign-debt bubble burst), elites marshaled their political power.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to manage
vsto marshal
765 2.7

To be in charge of a group or a business

focuses on ordering and leading people for a purpose instead of ongoing supervision
to organize
vsto marshal
  • US
194 1.6

Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well

leads and arranges groups or things specifically to achieve a set purpose
to orchestrate
vsto marshal
100 7.1

To organize and direct the parts of a large plan or event

focuses more on arranging and leading people and ideas toward a clear purpose
to mobilize
vsto marshal
69 5.8

To organize people and resources to take action for a goal

emphasizes arranging and leading systematically rather than only preparing for immediate action
to summon
vsto marshal
29 4.5

Find the strength or courage to do something difficult

orders and directs resources toward a clear purpose rather than merely assembling them

Antonyms

to scatter
50 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

to disarrange
1 6.4

To make something messy or not in the right order

Compounds

fire marshal
  • Formal
18 3.8

A person who makes sure buildings are safe from fire, investigates fires, and enforces fire safety rules

air marshal
9 4.9

A government officer who travels as a passenger to protect people on planes from hijacking

sky marshal
  • UK
4 6.3

A police officer who travels secretly on planes to protect passengers from hijackers

field marshal
  • UK
3 8.6

A very high army rank above general

provost marshal
  • Formal
3 9.9

An officer who leads the police in an army and makes sure soldiers follow rules

Earl Marshal
  • UK
1 9.9

An officer with a high noble rank in Britain who organizes royal ceremonies and formal public events

How Organized

to marshal
17 4.6
to organize
  • US
194 1.6
to arrange
112 1.7
to gather
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

marshal infinitive
marshaled past
marshaled past participle
marshalling present participle
marshals third person singular

Etymology

Marshal comes from an old German word made of marh 'horse' and skalk 'servant', so it first meant a 'horse servant'. So, to marshal is to arrange or lead people or things in order, much like arranging riders and horses before a ride.