marshal vs muster

marshal

verb
  • To arrange (troops, etc.) in line for inspection or a parade. 

  • To arrange (facts, etc.) in some methodical order. 

  • To gather data for transmission. 

  • To serialize an object into a marshalled state represented by a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties. 

  • To ceremoniously guide, conduct or usher. 

noun
  • A person in charge of the ceremonial arrangement and management of a gathering. 

  • A federal lawman. 

  • A high-ranking officer in the household of a medieval prince or lord, who was originally in charge of the cavalry and later the military forces in general. 

  • A military officer of the highest rank in several countries, including France and the former Soviet Union; equivalent to a general of the army in the United States. See also field marshal. 

muster

verb
  • To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc. 

  • To enroll (into service). 

  • To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. 

  • To gather or round up livestock. 

noun
  • An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. 

  • The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army. 

  • A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc. 

  • A collection of peafowl. (not a term used in zoology) 

  • An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. 

  • Synonym of mustee 

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