"order of the day" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: orders of the day [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|orders of the day}} order of the day (plural orders of the day)
  1. The business to be done by a body (such as a legislature) on a particular day; an agenda. Related terms: order of business Translations (business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda): gündəm (Azerbaijani), пара́дак дня (parádak dnja) [masculine] (Belarusian), ordre del dia [masculine] (Catalan), dagsorden [common-gender] (Danish), orde van de dag [feminine] (Dutch), päiväjärjestys (Finnish), ordre du jour [masculine] (French), Tagesordnung [feminine] (German), ordine del giorno [masculine] (Italian), dagsorden [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), porządek dzienny [masculine] (Polish), ordem do dia [feminine] (Portuguese), ordine de zi [feminine] (Romanian), пове́стка дня (povéstka dnja) [feminine] (Russian), orden del día [feminine] (Spanish), dagordning [common-gender] (Swedish), поря́док де́нний (porjádok dénnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-order_of_the_day-en-noun-Iz2fjiYT Disambiguation of 'business to be done by a body on a particular day — see also agenda': 87 2 11
  2. (figurative) The most significant aspect of something; what is necessary or appropriate. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-order_of_the_day-en-noun-HnPmHhjc
  3. (military) The general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-order_of_the_day-en-noun-83HXiPOy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 11 81 Topics: government, military, politics, war

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