Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. 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. The following are some additional usages of the term Grand Marshal: A ceremony is an activity, infused with ritual significance, performed on a certain occasion. ... Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ...

Court

As a court title, a Grand Marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. Some examples include: A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ...

• Grootmaarschalk (in Dutch) : The highest civilian official (NOT in the 'Military House') at the courts of the kingdoms of Belgium (also Grand maréchal in French) and of the Netherlands
• Marszalek wielki: Grand Marshal (at the court) of Poland or of Lithuania

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Ceremonial

• Grand Marshal: One of the highest offices within the military Order of Teutonic Knights
• Grand Marshal: Highest elected student leader of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• Grand Marshal: A parade dignitary (e.g., Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses Parade)
• Grand Marshal : The president of the USA in the world war III with the soviets.
• Grand Marshal: A person selected by NASCAR, the track owner, or a race sponsor to be the public leader of events during a Nextel Cup weekend.

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Military

The military rank of Grand Marshal is considered a rank senior to that of Field Marshal. On military comparison charts, a Grand Marshal is often compared to a six or seven star General, equivalent in some ways to the United States Army rank "General of the Armies". Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ... General of the Armies of the United States is the highest possible land-based rank in the United States military hierarchy, equal to a Generalissimo. ...

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

• Dae Wonsu (대원수): Grand Marshal of North Korea (Hanja:大元帥), superior to the Marshal rank of Wonsu
• Dai-Gensui (大元帥): Grand Marshal of the Empire of Japan, the highest title in the Imperial Japanese Army, held solely by the Emperor of Japan, the constitutional Commander in chief, was abolished at the end of World War II.
• Hai Lu Jun Da Yuan Shuai (海陸軍大元帥): Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army of the Republic of China was first established in Guangzhou on September 10, 1917.
• Reichsmarschall: Grand Marshall rank used in the Holy Roman Empire and again in Nazi Germany. Sometimes translated as "Imperial Marshal".
• Primo Maresciallo dell'Impero d'Italia: First Marshal of the Empire. The highest rank in the Italian Military.The rank was abolished following World War II.

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Fiction

Grand Marshal often appears as a a rank in science fiction sorces often in space or star fleets whose size requires a rank above such other titles as Surface Marshal and Fleet Admiral. Among Grand Marshal science fiction equivalents include: Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Hypothetical Surface Marshal insignia Surface Marshal is a military rank used in some science fiction sources to denote an Army or other military officer who commands all military forces on an entire planet. ... The rank of Fleet Admiral is common in many science fiction sources as a senior military officer who commands a fleet of spaceships and the rank has been mentioned in numerous films, television productions, and science fiction literature sources. ...

• Grand Marshal: Highest conjectural rank of the TIE fighter forces in the universe of Star Wars, equivalent to a Grand Admiral. This assumes that the TIE fighter forces are a separate branch of service from the Imperial Navy.
• Grand Marshal: The 14th and highest PvP honor rank of the Alliance in World of Warcraft.
• Grand Marshal: A rank held by Imperial Guard officers in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. It seems to be assigned to officers who command the armed forces of an entire planet. It is inferior to Lord Commander Militant.

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See also

• Marshal
• Field Marshal
• Air Marshal
• Generalissimus/Generalissimo