Meaning of order of the day | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda.
2. The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate.
   figuratively
3. The general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer.

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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⟳.”

“White tie and tails are the order⟳ of the day.”

“Throughout the world, change⟳ is the order⟳ of the day.”

“The ranks of political prisoners swelled into the thousands, and beatings, torture, and official murder⟳ became the order⟳ of the day.”

“Standard-issue liberal guilt and hand-wringingly uninteresting dilemmas are the order⟳ of the day, with no real surprises or challenges.”

“I'm not in the mood for whisky, nor beer. 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.”

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