roll call

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohl kawl]
- /roʊl kɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rohl kawl]
- /roʊl kɔl/

Definitions of roll call words

noun roll call the calling of a list of names, as of soldiers or students, for checking attendance. 1
noun roll call a military signal for this, as one given by a drum. 1
noun roll call a voting process, especially in the U.S. Congress, in which legislators are called on by name and allowed either to cast their vote or to abstain. 1
noun roll call register of names read aloud 1
noun roll call long list of names 1
variable noun roll call If you take a roll call, you check which of the members of a group are present by reading their names out. 0

See all 11 definitions of roll call

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Origin of roll call

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1765-75

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Parts of speech for Roll call

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Roll call

roll call popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for roll call

noun roll call

body count — the number of people killed
call of duty — responsibilities
call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
call-up — an order to report for active military service.

All 14 Synonyms of roll call