roll call
reading out a list of names to see who is present
TRANSLATION
roll call = der Anwesenheitsappell --- GOOGLE INDEX roll call: approximately 6,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
As one captain put it to his officers at a morning ROLL CALL captured on videotape, "We have authority by martial law to shoot looters."
(Los Angeles Times)
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ROLL CALL for London Zoo's animals
London Zoo is doing its annual headcount of every animal and insect in its collections, from aardvark to zebra.
(BBC News)
(Los Angeles Times)
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ROLL CALL for London Zoo's animals
London Zoo is doing its annual headcount of every animal and insect in its collections, from aardvark to zebra.
(BBC News)
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roll call
noun phrase
- If someone does a roll call, they read aloud the names of all the people on the list to make certain that they are present.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Roll, as in roll call, stems from the sense of a piece of paper or document that can be rolled up (scroll) and in this case refers to a list of names. Roll calls are frequently used by government bodies, such as parliaments, when voting on legislation. They are also common in the military and schools as a way of ensuring that everyone is present.
The responsibility for carrying out a roll call can sometimes be a challenge. An army sergeant, who after calling names like Jones, Smith, and Williams, came to the next name on the list and shouted, "Seeback!"
After no answer, he shouted the name louder, "Seeback!" There was still no reply so he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Seeback, where in the hell are you?" Finally the sergeant's assistant whispered in his ear,
"Sergeant, just see the back of the page."
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Is everyone on board? I suggest a quick roll call before the bus leaves."
noun phrase
- If someone does a roll call, they read aloud the names of all the people on the list to make certain that they are present.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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Roll, as in roll call, stems from the sense of a piece of paper or document that can be rolled up (scroll) and in this case refers to a list of names. Roll calls are frequently used by government bodies, such as parliaments, when voting on legislation. They are also common in the military and schools as a way of ensuring that everyone is present.
The responsibility for carrying out a roll call can sometimes be a challenge. An army sergeant, who after calling names like Jones, Smith, and Williams, came to the next name on the list and shouted, "Seeback!"
After no answer, he shouted the name louder, "Seeback!" There was still no reply so he screamed at the top of his lungs, "Seeback, where in the hell are you?" Finally the sergeant's assistant whispered in his ear,
"Sergeant, just see the back of the page."
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Is everyone on board? I suggest a quick roll call before the bus leaves."
