WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
or′der of the day′, 
    1. Governmentthe agenda for an assembly, meeting, group, or organization.
    2. the activity or feature of primary importance:Good cheer and celebrations will be the order of the day.
    • 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
order of the day n
  1. the general directive of a commander in chief or the specific instructions of a commanding officer
  2. informal the prescribed or only thing offered or available
  3. (in Parliament and similar legislatures) any item of public business ordered to be considered on a specific day
  4. an agenda or programme

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