general order

noun Military. Usually general orders.

any one of a set of permanent orders from a headquarters establishing policy for a command or announcing official acts.
any one of a set of permanent orders governing the duties and behavior of sentries on routine guard duty.

Compare special order.

Origin of general order

First recorded in 1865–70

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