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call to order



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Idioms and Phrases

Formally open a meeting; also, bid people to obey the rules. For example, The chairman used his gavel to call everyone to order , or The judge called the spectators to order and threatened to make them leave . [Early 1800s]
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And the signs, hundreds of them, have been a showcase feature of the convention since it was called to order Monday in Chicago.

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That led to loud laughter throughout the chamber and a call to order from Rep. Jake Fey, the transportation chair.

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The caucus will be called to order, and the caucusgoers’ first order of official business will be to elect a chair to oversee the proceedings.

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“This court is now called to order,†she said.

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The session was called to order a few minutes before 4:20 p.m., and Rabon didn’t debate the bill: “I was watching the clock.â€

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