the arrangement or disposition of people or things in relation to each other according to a particular sequence, pattern, or method
I filed the cards in alphabetical order
an authoritative command or instruction
he was not going to take orders from a mere administrator
the skipper gave the order to abandon ship
a particular social, political, or economic system
they were dedicated to overthrowing the established order
a society of monks, nuns, or friars living under the same religious, moral, and social regulations and discipline
the Franciscan Order
any of the five classical styles of architecture (Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite) based on the proportions of columns and the style of their decoration
equipment or uniform for a specified purpose or of a specified type
the platoon changed from drill order into PT kit
the degree of complexity of an equation, expression, etc., as denoted by an ordinal number
give an authoritative instruction to do something
she ordered me to leave
‘Stop frowning,’ he ordered
he ordered that the ship be abandoned
the judge ordered a retrial
request (something) to be made, supplied, or served
my mate ordered the tickets last week
I asked the security guard to order me a taxi
are you ready to order, sir?
arrange (something) in a methodical way
all entries are ordered by date
her normally well-ordered life