order of the day
noun phraseDefinition of order of the day
1
: the business or tasks appointed for an assembly for a given day
2
: the characteristic or dominant feature or activity
growth and change are the order of the day in every field— Ruth G. Strickland
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“Order of the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20of%20the%20day. Accessed 21 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of order of the day was in 1698
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