order of business
noun phrase
: a matter which must be dealt with : task
the budget was the first order of business at the committee meeting
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For the House of Representatives, its first order of business is electing the Speaker.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
However, those moves were simply the first order of business amid an offseason that has the potential to set the Orioles’ course for the next half-decade, if not longer.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Casting The Select The first order of business was the lead.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The first order of business is the revelation that Katie has proof that the paparazzi photos Heather denied staging at Disneyland last year were, in fact, staged.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
However, those moves were simply the first order of business amid an offseason that has the potential to set the Orioles’ course for the next half-decade, if not longer.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Casting The Select The first order of business was the lead.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
The first order of business is the revelation that Katie has proof that the paparazzi photos Heather denied staging at Disneyland last year were, in fact, staged.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for order of business
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“Order of business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20of%20business. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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