orderly room

American  

noun

1. the administrative office of a small military unit.

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orderly room British  

noun

1. military a room in the barracks of a battalion or company used for general administrative purposes

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Etymology

Origin of orderly room

Probably earlier than 1975–80

Example Sentences

The clean, orderly room of the tahara house was gone, replaced by an endless abyss.

From Literature

The Orderly Room shows signs of life.

From Literature

In the Orderly Room sits our Lieutenant, Bertink, and calls us in one after another.

From Literature

I am called to the Orderly Room.

From Literature

We watch him disappear in the direction of the Orderly Room.

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