Meaning of roll call | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
2. Such an event in a legislative body in order to determine if a quorum exists.
3. The time of day fixed for such an event.
4. The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.
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Examples

“On paper, the Japanese had come⟳ out on top of the engagement; granted, Hiei had taken a worrying level of damage⟳, but Kirishima was still intact, the light⟳ cruiser Nagara and four destroyers were likewise good to go, and four more were damaged but operational. Apart from Hiei, only three destroyers were missing from the roll call⟳.”

“It’s an astonishing roll call⟳ of future talent from when they were still young and hungry in Manhattan.”

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