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marcher

1

[mahr-cher]

noun

  1. a person who marches march on foot.

    a line of marchers.



marcher

2

[mahr-cher]

noun

History/Historical.
  1. an inhabitant of, or an officer or lord having jurisdiction over, a march or border territory.

marcher

/ ˈɑːʃə /

noun

  1. an inhabitant of any of the Marches

    1. a lord governing and defending such a borderland

    2. ( as modifier )

      the marcher lords

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of marcher1

First recorded in 1605–15; march 1 + -er 1

Origin of marcher2

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; march 2, -er 1
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President Lyndon Johnson cited Title 10 in 1965 to protect civil rights marchers during protests in Selma, Ala., but did so out of concern that local law enforcement would decline to do so themselves.

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Aggressive marchers were detained and removed from the Old City by Israeli police.

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Guereca said that marchers protested Trump administration actions and proposals to cut healthcare spending, restrict voting access and roll back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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The chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Emily Thornberry was among the marchers and argued for a less aggressive approach.

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The Metropolitan Police issued a reminder to the marchers that expressing support for militant groups Hamas or Hezbollah is a criminal offence - with both being proscribed terror organisations in the UK.

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