marching orders
plural noun
: authoritative orders or instructions especially to set out on or as if on a march
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Bondi took her marching orders and launched investigations of those the president named.
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Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Regardless, Sotos said, his firm took its marching orders from the law department, which continued to push the legal fight.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Most keep calm and create a compelling-enough distraction as if fulfilling marching orders, their escapism a duty.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Gonzalez allegedly received her marching orders from her husband, Jorge Gonzales, a Mexican Mafia member held in a California state prison.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
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Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Regardless, Sotos said, his firm took its marching orders from the law department, which continued to push the legal fight.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Most keep calm and create a compelling-enough distraction as if fulfilling marching orders, their escapism a duty.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
Gonzalez allegedly received her marching orders from her husband, Jorge Gonzales, a Mexican Mafia member held in a California state prison.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for marching orders
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“Marching orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marching%20orders. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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