order of business
noun phrase
: a matter which must be dealt with : task
the budget was the first order of business at the committee meeting
Word History
Etymology
order of business (predetermined sequence of matters to be dealt with by an assembly)
First Known Use
circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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