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Call to Order

Definition: When someone officially begins or resumes a meeting or assembly by directing participants to settle down and focus on the agenda.

Noun:

1. A formal request or instruction made by the chairperson to commence a meeting.
2. A bell or gavel used to signal the start of a meeting.

Sample Sentences:

1. The mayor called the city council meeting to order.
2. The meeting chairperson banged the gavel three times to call the session to order.

Verb:

1. To request or instruct the participants of a gathering to settle down and begin the meeting formally.
2. To summon someone to explain their actions or behavior.

Sample Sentences:

1. The president called to order the annual shareholders' meeting.
2. The speaker called the unruly audience to order.

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