Meanings
nounorder of business (plural orders of business)
plural orders of business
- A task which needs to be completed.
- The sequence in which tasks need to be completed in order of importance or priority; an agenda.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 事情, 任務 /任务
- 事情 (shìqing)task which needs to be completed
- 任務 /任务 (rènwù)task which needs to be completed
- 議程 /议程 (yìchéng)sequence in which tasks need to be completed
Finnish tehtävä, suoritusjärjestys
- tehtävätask which needs to be completed
- suoritusjärjestyssequence in which tasks need to be completed
- työjärjestyssequence in which tasks need to be completed
- työohjelmasequence in which tasks need to be completed
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order of business. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20business
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“order of business.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20business. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “order of business,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20business.
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