The senator called the Judiciary Committee meeting to order.
»A deputy called for order in the courtroom.
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call to order — verb open formally the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel • Hypernyms: ↑open • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * phrasal : to request to come to order: as … Useful english dictionary
call for somebody — ˈcall for sb derived (especially BrE) to collect sb in order to go somewhere • I ll call for you at 7 o clock. Main entry: ↑callderived … Useful english dictionary
call for — verb 1. express the need or desire for; ask for (Freq. 24) She requested an extra bed in her room She called for room service • Syn: ↑request, ↑bespeak, ↑quest • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Call for Help — This article is about the TV series. For information about help calls, see Distress signal. Call for Help Second Call for Help logo … Wikipedia
Call for the orders of the day — NOTOC A call for the orders of the day, in parliamentary procedure, is a motion to require a deliberative assembly to conform to its agenda or order of business. [RONR (10th ed.) p. 211] Explanation and Useinfobox motion name=Call for the orders… … Wikipedia
call for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms call for : present tense I/you/we/they call for he/she/it calls for present participle calling for past tense called for past participle called for 1) call for something to say publicly that something must… … English dictionary
ˈcall for sb/sth — phrasal verb to go and get someone or something in order to take them somewhere I ll call for you at eight.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
call-up order — notice for military service, draft order, order of enlistment … English contemporary dictionary
To call to order — Call Call (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG. kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
call for — Synonyms and related words: affect, apply for, ask, ask for, assume, bare necessities, be hurting for, be indicated, beg leave, bespeak, bid come, blackmail, bring, bring back, brook no denial, call, call away, call back, call forth, call in,… … Moby Thesaurus
