major order
noun
: one of the Roman Catholic or Eastern clerical orders that are sacramentally conferred and have a sacred character that implies major religious obligations (such as clerical celibacy)
—usually used in plural
compare minor order
Examples of major order in a Sentence
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After crushing a sector in the last major order, now players are asked to take the lone remaining Automaton sector in the next three days.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This month, Boeing did manage to pull off a major order with American Airlines Group Inc. for the largest 737 variant, the Max 10.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The main role is to choose what major order is happening, and the dallies.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The presidential preference poll is the first major order of business.
—Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
Lord noted, for example, that the run-up in Tesla stock Monday, after a major order of Teslas from Hertz, increased Musk’s wealth by roughly $37 billion — more than what the IRS collects in estate and gift tax revenue from the entire country in one year.
—Haleluya Hadero, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2021
The last major order of business is signing Ingram, a restricted free agent, to a long-term deal.
—Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 23 Nov. 2020
Boeing reported more cancellations than new orders in 2019, in large part because a major order from India’s Jet Airways almost certainly vanished when the airline went bankrupt.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
Aviation analysts, however, expressed skepticism that Lion Air could alter a major order, which typically involve deposits and include penalty clauses for canceling.
—Ben Otto, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
This month, Boeing did manage to pull off a major order with American Airlines Group Inc. for the largest 737 variant, the Max 10.
—Anthony Palazzo, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The main role is to choose what major order is happening, and the dallies.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The presidential preference poll is the first major order of business.
—Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2024
Lord noted, for example, that the run-up in Tesla stock Monday, after a major order of Teslas from Hertz, increased Musk’s wealth by roughly $37 billion — more than what the IRS collects in estate and gift tax revenue from the entire country in one year.
—Haleluya Hadero, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2021
The last major order of business is signing Ingram, a restricted free agent, to a long-term deal.
—Christian Clark, NOLA.com, 23 Nov. 2020
Boeing reported more cancellations than new orders in 2019, in large part because a major order from India’s Jet Airways almost certainly vanished when the airline went bankrupt.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2020
Aviation analysts, however, expressed skepticism that Lion Air could alter a major order, which typically involve deposits and include penalty clauses for canceling.
—Ben Otto, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1741, in the meaning defined above
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“Major order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20order. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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