order of business
What comes next
An order of business is an item or topic to be addressed, especially in a meeting or formal proceeding.
The phrase often appears with ordinal numbers: First order of business: approve the minutes.
Outside formal contexts, it means a task requiring attention: My first order of business when I get home is a hot shower.
Plan of timed events
- timetableArranged list of events
- docketCourt's case schedule
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- lineupOrdered list of participants
calendar · itinerary · program · checklist · action items · talking points · topics · matters
Change in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
adjournment · tabling · seconding · bylaws · Robert's Rules · chairperson · gavel · floor
Ordered by time
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- proceedingAct of going forward
- followingComing after another
succession · arrangement · moving on · continuing · transitioning · opening remarks · closing remarks
Needing immediate attention
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- paramountOf supreme significance
- primaryChief in importance
- foremostHighest in importance
top priority · critical · immediate · precedence · ranking · hierarchy · essential · subsequent
schedule
Plan of timed events
lineup · calendar · itinerary · program · checklist · action items · talking points · topics · matters · issues
motion
Change in position
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- amendmentChange to official text
- quorumMinimum for valid proceedings
roll call · adjournment · tabling · seconding · bylaws · Robert's Rules · chairperson · gavel · floor · yielding
chronological
Ordered by time
- progressionSequential forward movement
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- proceedingAct of going forward
following · succession · arrangement · moving on · continuing · transitioning · opening remarks · closing remarks
urgent
Needing immediate attention
foremost · top priority · critical · immediate · precedence · ranking · hierarchy · essential · subsequent · deferred
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- Congressional Proceduredebate rules, voting procedures, cloture, filibuster, roll call
- taskstask, tasks, chore, errand, to-dos
- legislationbills, acts, laws, statutes, bill
order of businesscasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · open forum · idle chatter · bull session · shooting the breeze
order of businesstangent
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digression · aside · irrelevancy · distraction · sidebar
order of businesscasual conversation
Informal spoken exchange
small talk · chitchat · open floor · watercooler talk · shooting the breeze
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