call (something) to order
idiom
: to say that (something, such as a meeting or court session) should begin
She called the meeting to order at 8:15.
Examples of call (something) to order in a Sentence
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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.
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Earlier in the ceremony, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will deliver the call to order, followed by invocations by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Reverend Franklin Graham.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Countless others might recognize the distinct hallmarks of the experience from an abundance of movies and TV episodes: the bailiff’s courtroom call to order, the jury selection process and the unpredictable uncertainties of the trial process.
—Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then the ceremony began with the traditional call to order by the sheriff of Middlesex County.
—Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
The council’s formal meeting begins at 4 p.m. at the County Government Center, 2001 S. State St., and the comment period is shortly after the call to order.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Jan. 2022
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Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Earlier in the ceremony, Minnesota Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar will deliver the call to order, followed by invocations by Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Reverend Franklin Graham.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025
Countless others might recognize the distinct hallmarks of the experience from an abundance of movies and TV episodes: the bailiff’s courtroom call to order, the jury selection process and the unpredictable uncertainties of the trial process.
—Justin Lowe, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then the ceremony began with the traditional call to order by the sheriff of Middlesex County.
—Grace Gilson, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
The council’s formal meeting begins at 4 p.m. at the County Government Center, 2001 S. State St., and the comment period is shortly after the call to order.
—Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Jan. 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 22 Jul. 2025.
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