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order of the day

order of the day

1 4.9
A list of things a meeting will discuss that day
  • noun
translation icon : orden del día
  • The committee's first item on the order of the day is to review the budget proposals.

Examples

  • Our chancellor will now give you the order of the day.

    Kismet (1944)

  • And the order of the day will be peace and abundance.

    Blog text (11)

  • Benjamin perceived the order of the day.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • If I was raised in a country where free enterprise was not encouraged and a free enterprise was not, the order of the day wouldn't happen.

  • During the meeting, the order of the day included discussing community outreach programs.

  • Today's order of the day features updates on the ongoing construction projects in the area.

Synonyms

agenda
vsorder of the day
∞ 2.3

A list of things to talk about or do at a meeting

is the specific list for that day's assembly matters
order of business
vsorder of the day
35 3.5

A list of items to deal with in a meeting

lists matters scheduled specifically for that particular day
order paper
vsorder of the day
  • UK
7.6

A printed list of items to be discussed in a parliament or assembly that day

is a general daily list used by any assembly or organization

Antonyms

disorder
31 3.7

A state in which things or places are not arranged

Surface Forms

order of the day singular
orders of the day plural

Morphology

order + of + the + day

The literal constituents ('order' + 'day') can suggest a schedule or the arrangement for a particular time (i.e. what is 'ordered' or expected today), and many languages have a comparable phrase (e.g. French 'l'ordre du jour'), so a learner could infer a general sense of 'what is current/agenda'. However, the specific nuance of 'the prevailing issue or practice' is somewhat idiomatic and may not be fully predictable from the parts without prior exposure.

Etymology

Order of the day comes from meetings where an order was a simple list of items to be dealt with that day. So the phrase originally named the official list of business 'to be discussed' or handled at a meeting.