arrangement
1 [U,C] the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other:
The names are listed in alphabetical order. * in chronological / numerical order * arranged in order of priority / importance / size * The results, ranked in descending / ascending order are as follows: * All the procedures must be done in the correct order. * Let's take the problems in a different order.
2 [U] the state of being carefully and neatly arranged:
It was time she put her life in order. * The house had been kept in good order. * Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write. * It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos.
OPPDISORDER
controlled state
3 [U] the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority:
The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital. * Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order. * The police are trying to restore public order. * The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting).
compareDISORDER(2)
seealsoPOINTOFORDER
instructions
4 [C] ~ (for sb to do sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for order is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is order a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, order is tagged as noun.
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