chief marshal

collocation in English

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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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marshal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɑː.ʃəl/us
/ˈmɑːr.ʃəl/
UK
an official who is involved in the running of a ...
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(Definition ofchiefandmarshalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More than 30 ex-apprentices or boys now hold air rank and one of them is an airchiefmarshaltoday.
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He was promoted to airchiefmarshalin 1974 and retired in 1976.
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During the next forty years, the ranks ofchiefmarshalwere conferred mainly on deputy defense ministers - commanders of the corresponding branch.
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Officers were promoted to the rank ofchiefmarshalof air forces (orchiefmarshalof aviation, depending on translation).
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Nochiefmarshalpromotions were conferred after 1984.
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The ranks ofchiefmarshalof engineer troops andchiefmarshalof signals, abolished in 1984, were never conferred on anybody.
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He served as its commander from 1972 to 1975 and rose to the rank of airchiefmarshal.
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Immediately above the rank marshal of a branch is the rankchiefmarshalof a branch.
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Officers in the ranks of airchiefmarshaland air vice-marshal are also referred to generically as air marshals.
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Usually it is the most senior peacetime rank, with more senior ranks (for example, field marshal, airchiefmarshal, fleet admiral) being used only in wartime, or as honorary titles.
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On the uniform tie, chief marshals wore the marshal's star of the 2nd level.
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Retired marshals, chief marshals, army generals, and fleet admirals, however, were allowed to retain their former ranks and their corresponding stars.
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Australian air chief marshals may also fly an officer distinguishing flag.
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