to call to order
1call for order — (also call sb/sth to order) ► MEETINGS, LAW to ask people in a meeting or law court to be quiet so that the meeting or legal action can continue: »The senator called the Judiciary Committee meeting to order. »A deputy called for order in the… …
2call to order — verb open formally the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel • Hypernyms: ↑open • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * phrasal : to request to come to order: as …
3To call to order — Call Call (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar …
4call to order — {v. phr.} 1. To open (a meeting) formally. * /The chairman called the committee to order./ * /The president pounded with his gavel to call the convention to order./ 2. To warn not to break the rules of a meeting. * /The judge called the people in …
5call to order — {v. phr.} 1. To open (a meeting) formally. * /The chairman called the committee to order./ * /The president pounded with his gavel to call the convention to order./ 2. To warn not to break the rules of a meeting. * /The judge called the people in …
6call\ to\ order — v. phr. 1. To open (a meeting) formally. The chairman called the committee to order. The president pounded with his gavel to call the convention to order. 2. To warn not to break the rules of a meeting. The judge called the people in the court… …
7call-up order — notice for military service, draft order, order of enlistment …
8call to order — verb To formally signal the start of a meeting or function …
9call to order — command into proper conduct, to command to follow rules of behavior …
10call to order — idi to begin (a meeting) …
