ROLL CALL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Calling out an official list of names

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("roll call" is a kind of...):

utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roll call"):

mail call (a call of names of those receiving mail)

muster call (a call of the names of personnel at a military assembly)

attendance check (a call of students' names in a classroom)