under orders to do sth

under orders to do sth

► a person or organization that is under orders to do something has been told officially to do something: »

Commercial banks are under orders not to begin selling the new coins to customers until Thursday.

→ See also ADMINISTRATION ORDER(Cf. ↑administration order), ADVANCE ORDER(Cf. ↑advance order), BACK ORDER(Cf. ↑back order), BANKER'S ORDER(Cf. ↑banker's order), BANK ORDER(Cf. ↑bank order), BANKRUPTCY ORDER(Cf. ↑bankruptcy order), BUILT-TO-ORDER(Cf. ↑built-to-order), BUYING ORDER(Cf. ↑buying order), BUY LIMIT ORDER(Cf. ↑buy limit order), BUY ORDER(Cf. ↑buy order), COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER(Cf. ↑compulsory purchase order), COPY ORDER(Cf. ↑copy order), COURT ORDER(Cf. ↑court order), DAY ORDER(Cf. ↑day order), DELIVERY ORDER(Cf. ↑delivery order), DISCRETIONARY ORDER(Cf. ↑discretionary order), EXECUTIVE ORDER(Cf. ↑executive order), FILL OR KILL ORDER(Cf. ↑fill or kill order), GAG ORDER(Cf. ↑gag order), GOOD-TILL-CANCELLED ORDER(Cf. ↑good-till-cancelled order), INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDER(Cf. ↑international money order), JOB ORDER(Cf. ↑job order), JUDGE'S ORDER(Cf. ↑judge's order), LIMIT ORDER(Cf. ↑limit order), MADE-TO-ORDER(Cf. ↑made-to-order), MAKE-TO-ORDER(Cf. ↑make-to-order), MAIL ORDER(Cf. ↑mail order), MANDATORY ORDER(Cf. ↑mandatory order), MARKET ORDER(Cf. ↑market order), MONEY ORDER(Cf. ↑money order), PART SHIPMENT(Cf. ↑part shipment), PECKING ORDER(Cf. ↑pecking order), POINT OF ORDER(Cf. ↑point of order), POSTAL ORDER(Cf. ↑postal order), PURCHASE ORDER(Cf. ↑purchase order), RECEIVING ORDER(Cf. ↑receiving order), REPEAT ORDER(Cf. ↑repeat order), RUSH ORDER(Cf. ↑rush order), SELLING ORDER(Cf. ↑selling order), SELL LIMIT ORDER(Cf. ↑sell limit order), SELL ORDER(Cf. ↑sell order), STANDING ORDER(Cf. ↑standing order), STOP ORDER(Cf. ↑stop order)

Main Entry: ↑order