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:
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As a court title, a Grand Marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. Some examples include:
The military rank of Grand Marshal is considered a rank senior to that of Field Marshal. If the United States Army had a six or seven star General rank, a Grand Marshal could be considered its equivalent. Grand Marshal is equivalent in some ways to the United States Army rank "General of the Armies". 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:
Grand Marshal often appears as 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. Among Grand Marshal science fiction equivalents include: