order of the day

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order of the day

n. pl. orders of the day

1. The business to be considered or done by a legislature or other body on a particular day. Often used in the plural.

2. The characteristic or most significant aspect or activity: Volatility is the order of the day in the stock market.

order of the day

1. (Military) the general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer

2. Informal the prescribed or only thing offered or available prunes were the order of the day

3. (Law / Parliamentary Procedure) (in Parliament and similar legislatures) any item of public business ordered to be considered on a specific day

4. an agenda or programme

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order of the day - the order of business for an assembly on a given day

agendum, order of business, agenda - a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)

order book, order paper - a printed copy of the order of the day

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