order
- noun
- /ˈɔrdər/
- A monument to Roman law and order.
- social order
- maintain order
- law and order
I'm the good guy and the world order was the bad guys.
- I'm the good guy and the world order was the bad guys.
- The demand for social order pulls the supply.
- So there's still some order going on there.
- You know, we have law and order and justice.
- So in the universal ethical order, what we have is law.
- It's a Satanist dominated New world order that is being pursued.
- But that brings order to chaos, right?
- Do you watch CSI, law and order, and CIS?
Examples
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You know, we have law and order and justice.
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I'm responsible for order in here.
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Oh, yes, it takes quite a few of them to keep order around here.
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I am the law and order candidate.
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Besides, police work gives him a sense of order.
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And so you might say, well, order keeps chaos under control.
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Every human society must establish order if it is going to survive and prosper.
Academic text (2008) -
The superior court also enacted measures designed to restore law and order throughout the war-torn county.
Academic text (2008) -
Our study examines these claims in terms of urban renewal and public order programs on Rio's beachfronts.
Academic text (2012) -
The community worked together to maintain peace and order during the festival.
Synonyms
The way a society is organized and kept peaceful
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death
Compounds
- Formal
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- Specialized
A way to compare how big things are by ten times bigger or smaller
- US
A paper you buy at a bank or post office that pays a named person a set amount
- Formal
A question raised in a formal meeting to show someone may have broken the rules
A group of people who live together, follow special rules, and focus on prayer or service
- Formal
A written document from a buyer to a seller that lists items, how many of each, and the agreed prices
- Archaic
A paper note bought at a post office that lets a named person collect money
A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain
- Specialized
A request to buy or sell shares immediately at the current price through a broker
A British military medal given to officers for brave service in battle
A group of Catholic monks and priests who follow Saint Augustine's teachings
Religious people in the Catholic Church who live simply and help the poor, following Saint Francis
A group of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who work in education and missions
- Formal
A book of rules for running meetings and making group decisions
- Jargon
A command ordering soldiers to hold a rifle vertically at their right side with the end touching the ground
- Specialized
A large group of insects that are beetles with hard front wings covering their flying wings
- Specialized
A group of mammals that includes all bats, like fruit bats and insect-eating bats
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
A Roman Catholic group of religious people who live in monasteries and pray and study
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Specialized
An ancient Roman column style combining Ionic scrolls and Corinthian leaves
- Specialized
A style of ancient Greek columns that have decorated leaf-shaped tops
- Formal
An instruction that a military leader gives every day to people under their command
A group of Catholic priests and brothers who follow Saint Dominic and are known for teaching and missionary work
- Specialized
A simple ancient Greek style of building with thick columns that have no bases and plain tops
- Specialized
A group of related animals larger than a family and smaller than a class
- Specialized
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
- Specialized
The relationship between two things measured after keeping one other thing the same
How Ordered
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun order meaning a calm, rule-following state comes from Latin ordo 'rank' and 'arrangement'; that's why restoring order means bringing people and rules back into their proper place.