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order of business

n. pl. orders of business
A matter, such as a task, that must be addressed.
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or′der of busi′ness


n.
a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
[1905–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.order of business - a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)order of business - a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
agendum, agenda
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
agenda item - one of the items to be considered
order of the day - the order of business for an assembly on a given day
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