new order
Americannoun
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a new or revised system of operation, form of government, plan of attack, or the like.
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(initial capital letters) the system of political and economic control and of social organization that prevailed in Germany and its subject countries during the Nazi era; National Socialism.
Etymology
Origin of new order
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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"But these can be potent enough to create a completely new order."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The monastery was founded in 1956, when a group of four monks arrived from Massachusetts to set up their new order on the property.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
My idea of Morès’ temperament is that he was not ready to adjust to this kind of new order.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
James Cameron’s 1984 action classic, The Terminator, introduced us to a dystopian future run by an AI-powered computer system dubbed “Skynet,” described as “a new order of intelligence” that saw “all people as a threat.”
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
She tried to compose herself before she went to take the new order.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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