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Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. A ceremony is an activity infused with Ritual significance performed on a special occasion Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in Armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches The following are some additional usages of the term Grand Marshal:

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Court

As a court title, a Grand Marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. A court is a forum used by a power base to adjudicate disputes and dispense civil, labour administrative and criminal Justice under its Some examples include:

Ceremonial

Military

The military rank of Grand Marshal is considered a rank senior to that of Field Marshal. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank If the United States Army had a six or seven star General rank, a Grand Marshal could be considered its equivalent. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Grand Marshal is equivalent in some ways to the United States Army rank "General of the Armies". General of the Armies (or in its full title General of the Armies of the United States) is the highest possible rank in the United States Army Although Grand Marshals sometimes command smaller forces than lower ranking commanders of other countries, so in that sense they could be said to be inferior to lower ranks of other countries.

While literal translations of the military Grand Marshal rank are rare, the following ranks can be considered equivalent:

Fiction

Grand Marshal often appears as a a rank in science fiction sources, often in space or star fleets whose size requires a rank above such other titles as Surface Marshal and Fleet Admiral. Please see " Fleet Admiral " for other versions of the rank The rank of Fleet Admiral is common in many Science fiction sources as a Among Grand Marshal science fiction equivalents include:

See also

Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank This article is about the air force rank Air marshal (or Sky marshal) is also the term given to federal security agents who travel undercover aboard commercial Generalissimo or Generalissimus is a military rank of the highest degree superior to a Field Marshal or Grand Admiral.
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