Definition

1. 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

1. a printed copy of the order of the day