CALL TO ORDER

I. (verb)

Meaning:

Open formally

Example:

the chairman called the meeting to order by pounding his gavel

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "call to order" is one way to...):

open (begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something