Order and Provision

Order

Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.

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Provision and order are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provision" instead a noun "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

Provision noun - Something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends.

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Order and provision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Order" instead a noun "Provision".

special	special order	special provision
particular	particular order	particular provision
similar	similar order	similar provision
specific	specific order	specific provision
Other adjectives: actual, illegal, secret, official, last.

This was done because the non-provision of shelters and information was deemed necessary in order to save money and prevent mass-panic, demoralisation, and nuclear-disarmament sentiment.

Source: Useful Notes / Winston Churchill
A literal example on The West Wing (in an episode aptly titled "The Stackhouse Filibuster"), where a senator filibusters in order to delay voting on a crucial health care bill so that he can add on a provision for autism care and research.

Source: Character Filibuster
This means that, in order to destroy the Red Army and win the war, they need to strike north—there also being a provision here for attacking Leningrad and Moscow in a secondary, follow-on operation that would surely do the trick even if the Soviets hadn't totally surrendered by that point.

Source: World War II / War In Europe And Africa

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