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orders of the day

orders of the day is the plural of order of the day.

Meaning of order of the day

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.
  3. The general directive of a commander-in-chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.

Questions about orders of the day

What is orders of the day the plural of?
Orders of the day is the plural of order of the day.

Words near orders of the day in the dictionary

  1. orders of operations
  2. orders of precedence
  3. orders of service
  4. orders of succession
  5. orders of symmetry
  6. orders of the day
  7. orders out
  8. orders to show cause
  9. orders up
  10. orders-in-council
  11. ordertype

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