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order of business

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noun
a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
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Origin of order of business

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby order of business

orderly marketing agreement, orderly officer, orderly room, Order of Australia, order of battle, order of business, Order of Canada, order of magnitude, Order of Merit, Order of Military Merit, order of the day
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order of the day, agenda, calendar, docket, frame, lineup, schedule, schema, time, timetable, to-do list
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