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marshalAn English word that means to arrange into a particular order as a means of preparation. See data marshalling. marshal 1. (in England) an officer, usually a junior barrister, who accompanies a judge on circuit and performs miscellaneous secretarial duties 2. in the US a. a Federal court officer assigned to a judicial district whose functions are similar to those of a sheriff b. (in some states) the chief police or fire officer 3. (formerly in England) an officer of the royal family or court, esp one in charge of protocol 4. an obsolete word for ostler How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| And rather than being purely local bodies, Kirk Sessions could if necessary mobilise the support of groups (if not exactly 'unions') of parishes to meet particular needs. But the peasants' lack of citizen status affects a broader domain: there are no peasant organisations at the national, provincial, city (prefecture), county, or township levels to mobilise arguments for their rights, and many rights bestowed on peasants by the Central Committee and State Council through regulations and by the National People's Congress through laws still await implementation. These representations mobilise "adult fears and hysteria by constructing youth as an invading army of killers and drug fiends against which society is going to have to defend itself" (Giroux 1997, p. |
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