Definition of Order of the day

1. Noun. The order of business for an assembly on a given day.

Generic synonyms: Agenda, Agendum, Order Of Business
Specialized synonyms: Order Book, Order Paper

Definition of Order of the day

1. Noun. the business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda ¹

2. Noun. the most significant aspect of something ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Of The Day

order arms
order book
order code
order form
order in council
order mantophasmatodea
order oedogoniales
order of Saint Benedict
order of business
order of knighthood
order of magnitude
order of operations
order of payment
order of precedence
order of succession
order of the day (current term)
order out
order paper
order tree
order trees
orderable
ordered
ordered field
ordered mechanism
ordered on-random off mechanism
ordered out
ordered pair
ordered pairs
ordered series
orderer

Literary usage of Order of the day

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Constitutions and Other Select Documents Illustrative of the History of by Frank Maloy Anderson (1904)
"... to put an end to the provisional government which compromises the material interests of the country. We intend, in adopting this order of the day [ic ..."

2. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"... and requesting a Deputation might be sent to the Palace.—Assembly pass to the Order of the Day.—Louis and his Family repair to the Assembly. ..."

3. Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of by Luther Stearns Cushing (1874)
"If, therefore, on the day assigned, and before proceeding with the order of the day, any other subject is moved and seconded, it may be proceeded with and ..."

4. History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent by George Bancroft (1868)
"The order of the day came next, and congress resolved itself "into a committee of the whole to take into consideration the resolution respecting ..."

5. The History of the Restoration of Monarchy in France by Alphonse de Lamartine (1854)
"The 14th June—The Emperor's Order of the Day to his Army—His dispositions—Position of the English and Prussian Armies—Plan o) Napoleon—The 15th ..."

6. The Parliamentary Debatesby Great Britain Parliament by Great Britain Parliament (1902)
"order of the day for the Second Reading read. THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL (The MARQUESS of LONDONDERRY) : My Lords, I do not think that many words are necessary ..."

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