call roll

present singular third person calls roll · participle present calling roll · participle past called roll · past called roll

1. idiomaticTo make a roll call; to take attendance.

   Instead of always beginning with the first name in the alphabet, some groups rotate how they call roll.

   2010, Nancy Sylvester, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Robert's Rules, →ISBN

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   As the 20–25 freshmen stood at attention in formation on the first day of orientation, I began to call roll.

   2008, Danny Brown, Shooting The Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU, page 1

   Make sure to have a roster handy to call roll to make sure all of your students are safely out of the building or in their assigned positions for a lockdown drill. Teach them that you will call roll to provide for their safety and that you expect them to answer quickly.

   2010, Julia G. Thompson, Discipline Survival Guide for the Secondary Teacher, →ISBN, page 147