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The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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 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.
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The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- White tie and tails are the order of the day.
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The general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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the order of business for an assembly on a given day
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: agenda, agendum, order of business
Narrower terms: order paper, order book
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
gündəm
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Belarusian:
пара́дак дня
(parádak dnja)
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Catalan:
ordre del dia
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Danish:
dagsorden
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Dutch:
orde van de dag
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Finnish:
päiväjärjestys
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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French:
ordre du jour
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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German:
Tagesordnung
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Italian:
ordine del giorno
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Māori:
rārangi take
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Norwegian Bokmål:
dagsorden
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Polish:
porządek dzienny
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Portuguese:
ordem do dia
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Romanian:
ordine de zi
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Russian:
пове́стка дня
(povéstka dnja)
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Spanish:
orden del día
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Swedish:
dagordning
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
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Ukrainian:
поря́док де́нний
(porjádok dénnyj)
— business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda
