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Call the meeting to order

Meaning in business english, with examples

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In business english, call the meeting to order means: To formally begin a meeting and ask participants to focus so official business can start.

In Turkish: toplantıyı resmen başlatmak

How it is used

Common in formal meetings chaired by a manager, board member, or committee lead. Often used when side conversations need to stop and the agenda begins.

Example sentences

  1. At exactly nine, the chair called the meeting to order and asked everyone to open the revised agenda.

    Here, the phrase marks the official start of proceedings, signaling that informal chat is over and structured discussion begins.

  2. Once the remote attendees were connected, Marta called the meeting to order so the committee could review the proposal.

    In this example, it means starting only when all required participants are ready for the official agenda items.

Common collocations

  • chair calls the meeting to order
  • call a meeting to order
  • meeting called to order
  • agendaA list of the topics that will be discussed in a meeting, usually in the order they will be covered and shared with attendees beforehand.
  • attendeeA person who takes part in a meeting, conference, training session or other event.

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