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order of the day
noun
- the agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
- the activity or feature of primary importance:
Good cheer and celebrations will be the order of the day.
order of the day
noun
- the general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer
- informal.the prescribed or only thing offered or available
prunes were the order of the day
- (in Parliament and similar legislatures) any item of public business ordered to be considered on a specific day
- an agenda or programme
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Word History and Origins
Origin of order of the day1
First recorded in 1690–1700
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This was not a night when interactions or high-fives were the order of the day.
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Blue skies and sunshine were the order of the day in Chester on Sunday.
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He did not have much of a budget for players - savage amounts of money had been wasted on poor players and downsizing has been the order of the day for a while now.
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Balls, hoops and glittery outfits were the order of the day - here's some of the best shots from the morning...
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Keeping the ball low, imaginatively using this glorious golfing terrain was the order of the day.
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