marching orders
plural noun
: authoritative orders or instructions especially to set out on or as if on a march
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The sackings came after President Trump had been visited by far-right activist Laura Loomer, who once described 9/11 as an inside job, and who’d advocated for Haugh to be given his marching orders.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Image For a small economy like Hungary, that means ignoring any marching orders from Brussels or Washington to isolate Moscow or Beijing.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Major league players are too perceptive to take a manager’s marching orders at face value.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
According to Fugate and Gaynor, the full scope of the disastrous fires won’t set in for a while — but the marching orders are clear.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Image For a small economy like Hungary, that means ignoring any marching orders from Brussels or Washington to isolate Moscow or Beijing.
—Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Major league players are too perceptive to take a manager’s marching orders at face value.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
According to Fugate and Gaynor, the full scope of the disastrous fires won’t set in for a while — but the marching orders are clear.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marching orders
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“Marching orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marching%20orders. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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