marching orders
plural noun
: authoritative orders or instructions especially to set out on or as if on a march
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Mitchell has personally hosted online Zoom calls for the last several months where hundreds of local volunteers were given marching orders about how to spread the conspiracy about immigrants voting.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Baker says his marching orders are to open before the inauguration.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Toward the end of Part One, when Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) is recovering from his near death in an oil-like mud bath, Bautista’s Rabban is given his marching orders by his uncle to ramp up spice production and kill the Fremen.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
In one promotional e-mail, Smith is quoted issuing marching orders for the contemporary novel.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
Baker says his marching orders are to open before the inauguration.
—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 2 Oct. 2024
Toward the end of Part One, when Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård) is recovering from his near death in an oil-like mud bath, Bautista’s Rabban is given his marching orders by his uncle to ramp up spice production and kill the Fremen.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2024
In one promotional e-mail, Smith is quoted issuing marching orders for the contemporary novel.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Marching orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marching%20orders. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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