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- Definition
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- order :(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
- the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London
- order :give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- I said to him to go home|She ordered him to do the shopping|The mother told the child to get dressed
- order :a degree in a continuum of size or quantity
- it was on the order of a mile|an explosion of a low order of magnitude
- order :make a request for something
- Order me some flowers|order a work stoppage
- order :established customary state (especially of society)
- order ruled in the streets|law and order
- order :logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
- we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation
- order :bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- We cannot regulate the way people dress|This town likes to regulate
- order :a condition of regular or proper arrangement
- he put his desk in order|the machine is now in working order