order

Universal Words noun, verb noun 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)