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CALL TO ORDER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does call to order mean?

• CALL TO ORDER (verb)
The verb CALL TO ORDER has 1 sense:

1. open formally

Familiarity information: CALL TO ORDER used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CALL TO ORDER (verb)

Sense 1

call to order ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Open formally

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel

Hypernyms (to "call to order" is one way to...):

open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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