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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
Sense 1
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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