roll call
noun
1
: the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance)
also
: a time for a roll call
2
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Examples of roll call in a Sentence
Two students missed roll call.
the roll call of the fallen was read aloud at the memorial service
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This is just a procedural vote, and senators can change their vote during the final confirmation roll call.
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Stef W. Kight, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
With students only starting to trickle back onto campus after a recent evacuation in the wake of the Southern California wildfires, only a smattering of students showed up and the pregame roll call was abandoned.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
During the presidential roll call, each figure acknowledges their name with a nod, and there’s spotlight action.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Here’s the roll call of second basemen in the expansion era with that many hits and that many wins above replacement in their first 11 full seasons: Ryne Sandberg, Roberto Alomar, Robinson Canó … and Pedroia.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Stef W. Kight, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
With students only starting to trickle back onto campus after a recent evacuation in the wake of the Southern California wildfires, only a smattering of students showed up and the pregame roll call was abandoned.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
During the presidential roll call, each figure acknowledges their name with a nod, and there’s spotlight action.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
Here’s the roll call of second basemen in the expansion era with that many hits and that many wins above replacement in their first 11 full seasons: Ryne Sandberg, Roberto Alomar, Robinson Canó … and Pedroia.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Roll call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20call. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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