order

(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”

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”

“They order him to write the letter”

make a request for something

“Order me some flowers”

“order a work stoppage”

issue commands or orders for

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

“We cannot regulate the way people dress”

“This town likes to regulate”

bring order to or into

“Order these files”

place in a certain order

“order the photos chronologically”