call somebody/something to orderformalTCOBEY to tell people to obey the rules of a formal meeting 命令某人/某事遵守会议规程call somebody/something to order• I now call this meeting to order.• Having had the bloody debris removed, he called the cast to order and began work.• The new Senate president banged down the gavel and called the chamber to order with a strong firm voice.
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