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first order of the day

first order of the day noun: an item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting.

Noun

first order of the day (plural first orders of the day)

  1. An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting.
    • ...from the Commons should be the first Order of the day.1699, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, The Manuscripts of the House of Lords: Volume 4, page ix
  2. A goal or task that is of primary importance and will or should be pursued before any other goal.
    • There are two things every union member should make the first order of the day the pay envelope comes around — supply his family and pay his union dues.1921, Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America, editor, The Bricklayer, mason and plasterer: Volumes 24-25, page 26

Forms of first order of the day

pluralfirst orders of the day

Questions about first order of the day

What does first order of the day mean?
First order of the day means an item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting.
What part of speech is first order of the day?
First order of the day is a noun.
What is the plural of first order of the day?
The plural of first order of the day is first orders of the day.

Words near first order of the day in the dictionary

  1. first off
  2. first officer
  3. first officers
  4. first olive out of the bottle
  5. first olive out of the jar
  6. first order of the day
  7. first order stream
  8. first order streams
  9. first orders of the day
  10. first palatalization
  11. first parties

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