Definitions from Wordnet 2.0

• putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
• a body of rules followed by an assembly
• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
• a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"
• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
• a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
• a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop'' should or should not be a separate order"
• established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
• a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
• place in a certain order; "order these files"
• bring order to or into; "Order these files"
• assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one''s life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
• make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
• issue commands or orders for
• appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"

Definitions from Wiktionary

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" ,
• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" ,
• established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" ,
• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation" ,
• a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order" ,
• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" ,
• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers" ,
• a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today" ,
• a body of rules followed by an assembly , 10. (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order" , 1
• a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict" , 1
• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families , 1
• a request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order" , 1
• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans , 1
• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"

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• Order (biology): In scientific classification used in biology , the order (ordo) is. a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. ...
• Order of the Garter: The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry , or knighthood , existing in England. ...
• Order (honour): An order or order of merit is a visible honour, awarded by a government, dynastic house or international organization to an individual, ...
• Religious order: A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with ...
• Batting order (cricket): In cricket , the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings , there always being two batsmen taking ...
• Venerable Order of Saint John: The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. (L'Ordre très vénérable de l'hôpital de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem),For use ...

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