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单词 roll calls
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roll call

noun

1
: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)
also : a time for a roll call
2
: list entry 1

Synonyms

  • canon
  • catalog
  • catalogue
  • checklist
  • list
  • listing
  • menu
  • register
  • registry
  • roll
  • roster
  • schedule
  • table
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Example Sentences

Two students missed roll call. the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
Recent Examples on the Web The officers had just begun their night-shift roll call and briefing Sunday evening at Bend’s police headquarters when the city’s 911 operators started receiving frantic calls. oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 There was next to no practical instruction on how kids learn, how best to engage a classroom, strategies for getting a lesson going while also taking roll call and dealing with other administrative tasks. WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022 Yet, with bathtub-warm waves splashing over the kayaks as Dulawen gently points out a roll call of plants and creatures, a dreamlike quality hangs in the air. Barry Neild, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 The House’s 228-195 roll call was largely along party lines and sent the measure to the Senate, where its fate seemed uphill. Alan Fram, Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 The House vote is also part of a political strategy to set up an election-year roll call that will force all lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, to go on the record with their views on the high-profile social issue. Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022 The vote is a political strategy setting up an election year roll call that'll force all lawmakers to go on the record with their views on the issue. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 The cheers came for party unity but also for saving time by avoiding a roll call for 169 municipalities. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022 Then, in a public meeting, the board will take a roll call on each candidate. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

roll call

noun

: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)
specifically : an act or instance of calling the roll of a legislative body to determine if there is a quorum or to vote on a matter

roll calls

noun

plural of roll call
as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lists
  • listings
  • rolls
  • registers
  • catalogs
  • directories
  • registries
  • schedules
  • catalogues raisonnés
  • checklists
  • rosters
  • catalogues
  • tables
  • indexes
  • menus
  • chronologies
  • compilations
  • bibliographies
  • canons
  • manifests
  • inventories
  • indices
  • agendas
  • enumerations
  • payrolls
  • glossaries
  • dockets
  • compendiums
  • compendia
  • calendars
  • timetables
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