firmorders
nounUK /fɜːm ˈɔːdəz/
US /fɜːrm ˈɔːrdərz/
Strong instructions that tell people exactly what they must do.
The captain gave firm orders that everyone must stay on the ship until morning.
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2. Official requests to buy goods that cannot be changed or cancelled.
The factory received firm orders for two thousand bicycles.
3. Decisions made by a leader that must be obeyed without question.
The general's firm orders were followed by every soldier.
4. Confident and unchangeable statements about what will happen.
The coach's firm orders were that practice starts at six sharp.