Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of arranging in due order.
  • noun (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.
  • noun (Law) the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.

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  • verb US Present participle of marshal.

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Examples

  • I marvel at the organisation involved in marshaling such numbers.

    Collegiate Ballroom Competition HayleyM 2008

  • I marvel at the organisation involved in marshaling such numbers.

    Archive 2008-11-01 HayleyM 2008

  • There is a time overhead in hauling the container to the container marshaling, which is recouped on the faster movement of container freight rail when clear paths are available.

    Matthew Yglesias » Ride the Freight Train 2009

  • With the United States focused on multiple war zones, the idea of marshaling resources for a more concerted Central Asia strategy may seem ambitious.

    China-Russia Competition Opens A Door For America Jeffrey Mankoff 2010

  • With the United States focused on multiple war zones, the idea of marshaling resources for a more concerted Central Asia strategy may seem ambitious.

    Sino-Russo Competition Good For US 2010

  • Then, before the guard could ask for his papers, Horn spoke in English, marshaling his finest Camp Ritchie “Yankee-speak,” as Rosenthal called it when Horn didn’t wish to reveal his German accent.

    HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010

  • Then, before the guard could ask for his papers, Horn spoke in English, marshaling his finest Camp Ritchie “Yankee-speak,” as Rosenthal called it when Horn didn’t wish to reveal his German accent.

    HITLER’S HOLY RELICS Sidney D. Kirkpatrick 2010

  • The chef and his wife, public relations pro Simone Rathle, will start marshaling Bayou Bakery's fans on Facebook and other places to vote for Guas as part of the nationwide contest.

    Four locals in the hunt for Food & Wine's People's Best New Chef award Tim Carman 2011

  • There is no marshaling of citizens, there is no call to action for voters, there is nothing expected of every-day Americans.

    Timothy P. Shriver: Putting Our Citizen Sector First Timothy P. Shriver 2012

  • There is no marshaling of citizens, there is no call to action for voters, there is nothing expected of every-day Americans.

    Timothy P. Shriver: Putting Our Citizen Sector First Timothy P. Shriver 2012

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