special order

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noun Military.Usually special orders .

any one of a set of instructions from a headquarters affecting the activity or status of an individual or group of individuals.

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Words nearby special order

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Other definitions for special order (2 of 2)

special-order

[ spesh-uhl-awr-der ]

/ ˈspɛʃ əlˈɔr dər /

verb (used with object)

to obtain by specific individual order: to special-order a dining-room chandelier.

verb (used without object)

to order goods by a special order.

Origin of special-order

First recorded in 1900–05

How to use special order in a sentence

The agency denied the special order of consent, although Alcoa may still submit another request.
A North Carolina town struggles under the toxic shadow of the company that built it|Emily Cataneo/Undark|December 17, 2021|Popular-Science
I suspect it was a special order, and that there was embarrassment about failing to give the proper buyer his or her order.
Miss Manners: Unlocking the true meaning of ex-girlfriend’s outburst|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
The FTC issued special orders to the companies as part of the inquiry in the hopes of better understanding how these firms report their transactions to the federal antitrust agencies.
How a proposed antitrust law could rein in tech platforms with ‘long overdue’ enforcement money|Kate Kaye|February 16, 2021|Digiday
In an amending Special Order of 20th July 1893, the age was raised, but the phrase was retained.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb

It is that the territorial business is the special order, made so by a suspension of the rules.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
The cartridges had been packed in hermetically sealed cases, presumably for export-shipment or upon a special order.
The Doomsman|Van Tassel Sutphen
Her patriotic entertainment of soldiers who required her special order of support and recreation was fast and furious.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett
On the following day it was read a second time, and made the special order for three o'clock on the following Monday.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams