"first order of the day" meaning in English

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          "orig": "en:Politics",
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          "ref": "1699, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, The Manuscripts of the House of Lords: Volume 4, page ix:",
          "text": "...from the Commons should be the first Order of the day.",
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        }
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        "An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting."
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        "(politics) An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting."
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        "government",
        "politics"
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          "ref": "1921, Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America, editor, The Bricklayer, mason and plasterer: Volumes 24-25, page 26:",
          "text": "There are two things every union member should make the first order of the day the pay envelope comes around — supply his family and pay his union dues.",
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        "A goal or task that is of primary importance and will or should be pursued before any other goal."
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          "text": "...from the Commons should be the first Order of the day.",
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        "An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting."
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        "(politics) An item of business that will be discussed before any other item on a particular day when a legislature is sitting."
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        "government",
        "politics"
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