Demand
Order
Order noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.
Usage example: the commander issued an order that the number of guards for the prisoner be doubled
Demand is a synonym for order in request topic. You can use "Demand" instead the word "Order" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as action, commission, matter, decree.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| high | high demand | high order |
| similar | similar demand | similar order |
| short | short demand | short order |
| public | public demand | public order |
| Other adjectives: direct, current, single, simple, small, real, large, final, less, next, last, increasing, higher, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Dissonant Serenity: Colonel Ormond's response to his command post getting hit by artillery is to calmly demand information about how the battle is progressing and order a replacement light.
Source: Film / Passchendaele - So a father will order his daughter's boyfriend to break up with her, or a sister will demand that her brother's girlfriend ditches him.
Source: Break Up Demand -
Catharsis is withheld in order to demand revolutionary action from the audience.
Source: Tragedy
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