roll call

noun

1

: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)

also : a time for a roll call

2

: list entry 1

Synonyms

• canon
• catalog
• catalogue
• checklist
• list
• listing
• menu
• register
• registry
• roll
• roster
• schedule
• table

Examples of roll call in a Sentence

Two students missed roll call.

the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service

Recent Examples on the Web

Even for the most consequential appointments, like the chief judge of the state, there is nothing online to let the public know something as basic as the roll call. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2024

The roll call vote was conducted over dinner and drinks in a crowded function room, where Levy and Stravato sat back to back at adjacent tables. —Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024

Here's the roll call of great stories from our Impact Report. —Bill Glauber, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024

The list of the 31 departed, or soon to be, is hardly a roll call of the walking dead. —Robert Draper, New York Times, 30 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

roll call

noun

: the action of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)

also : a time for a roll call

Legal Definition

roll call

noun

: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)

specifically : an act or instance of calling the roll of a legislative body to determine if there is a quorum or to vote on a matter