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