roll call en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹəʊl ˌkɔːl/ (UK)
- [ˈɹɒʊl ˌkɔːl] (UK)
- /ˈɹoʊl ˌkɑl/ (General-American)
Meanings
-
The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
take roll call
- The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent. ▸ A quorum call.
- The reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent. ▸ The time of day fixed for such an event.
-
(broadly) The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.
It’s an astonishing roll call of future talent from when they were still young and hungry in Manhattan.
2022 November 23, Hadley Freeman, “Like a cinema virgin: how Madonna went stratospheric making Desperately Seeking Susan”, in The Guardian:On paper, the Japanese had come out on top of the engagement; granted, Hiei had taken a worrying level of damage, but Kirishima was still intact, the light cruiser Nagara and four destroyers were likewise good to go, and four more were damaged but operational. Apart from Hiei, only three destroyers were missing from the roll call.
2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 23:24 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roll calls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| roll-call | alternative | lexicographic | |
| rollcall | alternative | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Translations (41)
da navneopråb (reading of a list of names and responses) · ar تَفَقُّدٌ (reading of a list of names and responses) · mk прозив (reading of a list of names and responses) · el προσκλητήριο (reading of a list of names and responses) · ro prezenta (reading of a list of names and responses) · ar تَفَقُّدات (reading of a list of names and responses) · es chequeo de nómina/planilla/acudimiento (reading of a list of names and responses) · cs apel (reading of a list of names and responses) · hu névsorolvasás (reading of a list of names and responses) · az yoxlama (reading of a list of names and responses) · sv uppställning (time of day for the event) · ru сбор (reading of a list of names and responses) · da appel (reading of a list of names and responses) · sv upprop (such an event in a legislative body) · az yoxlanış (reading of a list of names and responses) · cmn 點名 /点名 (reading of a list of names and responses) · uk переклик (reading of a list of names and responses) · ga glaoch rolla (reading of a list of names and responses) · es chequeada de nómina/planilla/acudimiento (reading of a list of names and responses) · cs docházka (reading of a list of names and responses) · fr appel nominal (reading of a list of names and responses) · he מִפְקָד (reading of a list of names and responses) · ru перекли́чка (reading of a list of names and responses) · uk перекличка (reading of a list of names and responses) · nl naamafroeping (reading of a list of names and responses) · sv upprop (reading of a list of names and responses) · da mønstring (reading of a list of names and responses) · tr yoklama (reading of a list of names and responses) · es pase de lista (reading of a list of names and responses) · he מפקד (reading of a list of names and responses) · rom prezenta (reading of a list of names and responses) · fr appel (reading of a list of names and responses) · fi nimenhuuto (time of day for the event) · pl apel (reading of a list of names and responses) · fi nimenhuuto (reading of a list of names and responses) · it appello (reading of a list of names and responses) · pt chamada (reading of a list of names and responses) · cs prezence (reading of a list of names and responses) · nl appel (reading of a list of names and responses) · de Appell (reading of a list of names and responses) · cs nástup (reading of a list of names and responses)