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Dictionary definition: order
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- The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
Copyright© The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information)
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or·der
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ˈôrdər
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n.
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the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method:
I filed the cards in alphabetical order.
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a state in which everything is in its correct or appropriate place:
she tried to put her shattered thoughts into some semblance of order.
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a state in which the laws and rules regulating the public behavior of members of a community are observed and authority is obeyed:
the army was deployed to keep order.
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the overall state or condition of something:
the house had just been vacated and was ...
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Article: FERC ISSUES ORDER TO E. ON U. S. REGARDING REVISED ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
December 17, 2009 ;
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... ... text of the following delegated order: In Reply Refer To: E. ON ... prejudice to any findings or orders which have been or may hereafter ... of the applicant(s). This order constitutes final agency action ... the date of issuance of this order, pursuant to 18 C.F.R ...
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