order of the day

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noun
  1. the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.

  2. the activity or feature of primary importance: Good cheer and celebrations will be the order of the day.

Origin of order of the day

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First recorded in 1690–1700

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British Dictionary definitions for order of the day

order of the day

noun
  1. 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

  1. (in Parliament and similar legislatures) any item of public business ordered to be considered on a specific day

  2. an agenda or programme

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