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order of the day

order of the day noun: the business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.

Noun

order of the day (plural orders of the day)

  1. The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.
    • The order of the day for the House to resolve into a Committee of the whole, to take into further consideration, the petition of Ezekiel Hart, Esquire, being read.1808, From the Journals of the House of Assembly of Lower Canada, during the Hart affair; Proceedings Relating to the Expulsion of Ezekiel Hart from the House of Assembly of Lower Canada
  2. (figuratively) The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.
    • White tie and tails are the order of the day.
    • Throughout the world, change is the order of the day.1935 January 4, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second State of the Union Address
  3. The general directive of a commander-in-chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.

order of the day meaning in Tamil and Kannada

order of the day in Tamil

நடப்பு நிலை

order of the day in Kannada

ಇಂದಿನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ದೈನಂದಿನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ

Examples of order of the day in a sentence

  • The ranks of political prisoners swelled into the thousands, and beatings, torture, and official murder became the order of the day.1987 July 18, Ronald Reagan, Presidential Radio Address:
  • Standard-issue liberal guilt and hand-wringingly uninteresting dilemmas are the order of the day, with no real surprises or challenges.2016 January 7, Peter Bradshaw, “A War review – standard issue Afghan war drama”, in the Guardian, →ISSN:
  • Something soft would be sensible, but I decide that wine is the order of the day - a sauvignon blanc, which I take with a few olives.2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 42:

Forms of order of the day

pluralorders of the day

Questions about order of the day

What does order of the day mean?
Order of the day means the business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.
What is order of the day in Tamil?
Order of the day in Tamil is நடப்பு நிலை. See Order of the day meaning in Tamil.
How do you use order of the day in a sentence?
The ranks of political prisoners swelled into the thousands, and beatings, torture, and official murder became the order of the day.
What part of speech is order of the day?
Order of the day is a noun.
What is the plural of order of the day?
The plural of order of the day is orders of the day.

Words near order of the day in the dictionary

  1. order of precedence
  2. order of service
  3. order of succession
  4. order of symmetry
  5. order of the boot
  6. order of the day
  7. Order of the Garter
  8. order out
  9. order paper
  10. order papers
  11. order picking

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