order paper
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Definition
- Noun:
- A printed copy of the order of the day: An official document, especially in parliamentary or legislative contexts, that lists the sequence of business, debates, or questions to be addressed during a specific meeting or session.
Usage
- The term "order paper" is used primarily in formal governmental or organizational settings. It refers to the physical or official agenda that dictates the proceedings of a meeting, ensuring business is conducted in a structured manner.
Examples
- Noun:
- The Member of Parliament consulted the order paper to see when her bill would be debated.
- According to today's order paper, the first item is the question of national security.
- The clerk distributed the order paper to all members before the session began.
Advanced Usage
"To be on the order paper": To be listed as an item for discussion or decision in an official agenda.
- The proposed amendment has been on the order paper for two weeks but has not yet been reached.
"To appear on the order paper": To be included in the official list of business.
- Several urgent questions appeared on the supplementary order paper.
Variants and Related Words
- Agenda (n): A list of items to be discussed at a meeting. (A more general term; an "order paper" is a specific, often formal, type of agenda.)
- Order of the day (n phrase): The main or official business for a particular day. (This is the content that an "order paper" documents.)
- Business paper (n): Another term sometimes used interchangeably with "order paper" in some parliamentary systems.
Synonyms
- Agenda
- Program (in the sense of a schedule of proceedings)
- Schedule of business
Notes
- "Order paper" is a compound noun. The core word being explained is the full compound term "order paper," which functions as a single lexical unit in this context. It is distinct from the separate words "order" and "paper."
Noun
- a printed copy of the order of the day