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order

Definition for order

noun as in request; purchase agreement

noun as in organization

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“These women were awaiting trial and had no way of escaping a predator who literally held the keys to their captivity and ordered them to perform at his every whim.”

The order requires the storage of sensitive U.S. user data to be under a U.S. cloud computing company.

Inside the clubhouse, the reminders for players had the feel of the final week of school: return your team-issued iPad; order your gloves for next season; take your exit physical.

Various voting rights groups and 19 states, including California, have sued to block the order.

Inspectors investigate the reports and order action, with stiff fines if it isn't taken.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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