call (something) to order

phrase

: to say that (something, such as a meeting or court session) should begin

She called the meeting to order at 8:15.

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Those performances will be followed by a call to order and invocations, before the president-elect and vice president-elect take the oaths of office. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025 Then the ceremony began with the traditional call to order by the sheriff of Middlesex County. — Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022

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“Call (something) to order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20%28something%29%20to%20order. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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