Definitions of ORDER in various dictionaries:
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(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
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a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
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established customary state (especially of society)
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logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
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a condition of regular or proper arrangement
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a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
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a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
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a formal association of people with similar interests
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a body of rules followed by an assembly
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(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
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a group of person living under a religious rule
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(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
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a request for something to be made, supplied, or served
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(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
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the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
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make a request for something
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issue commands or orders for
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bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage
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bring order to or into
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place in a certain order
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appoint to a clerical posts
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arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
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assign a rank or rating to
A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved: “Order, cleanliness, seemliness make a structure that is half support, half ritual” (Florida Scott-Maxwell).
Condition or state in general: in good order.
The established system of social organization: “Every revolution exaggerates the evils of the old order” (C.
A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority: finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.
A sequence or an arrangement of successive things.
The prescribed form or customary procedure: the order of worship.
An authoritative indication to be obeyed; a command or direction.
A command given by a superior military officer requiring obedience, as in the execution of a task.
A commission or an instruction to buy, sell, or supply something.
That which is supplied, bought, or sold.
A request made by a customer at a restaurant for a portion of food.
The food requested.
A direction or command delivered by a court or other adj udicative body and entered into the record but not necessarily included in the final judgment or verdict.
Ecclesiastical.
Any of several grades of the Christian ministry: the order of priesthood.
Often orders.
Often orders.
Any of the nine grades or choirs of angels.
A group of persons living under a religious rule: Order of Saint Benedict.
An organization of people united by a common fraternal bond or social aim.
A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia: the Order of the Garter.
The insignia worn by such people.
Often orders.
A class defined by the common attributes of its members; a kind.
Degree of quality or importance; rank: poetry of a high order.
Architecture.
Any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column employed: the Corinthian order.
A style of building: a cathedral of the Gothic order.
A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class.
Mathematics.
The sum of the exponents to which the variables in a term are raised; degree.
An indicated number of successive differentiations to be performed.
The number of elements in a finite group.
The number of rows or columns in a determinant or matrix.
To issue a command or an instruction to.
To give a command or an instruction for: The judge ordered a recount of the ballots.
To direct to proceed as specified: ordered them off the property.
To give an order for; request to be supplied with.
To put into a methodical, systematic arrangement.
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
Of a kind or fashion similar to; like: a house on the order of a mountain lodge.
Approximately; about: equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.
verb - to give a command or instruction to