"call to order" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: calls to order [present, singular, third-person], calling to order [participle, present], called to order [participle, past], called to order [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call to order (third-person singular simple present calls to order, present participle calling to order, simple past and past participle called to order)
  1. (transitive) To formally signal the start of (a meeting or function or assembly or court). Tags: transitive Synonyms: gavel to order, bring to order Related terms: come to order Translations (to formally signal the start of): avata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-call_to_order-en-verb-YJfTWwDV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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