counter-order
noun[C]
(alsocounterorder)uk/ˈkaʊn.tərˌɔː.dər/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌɔːr.dɚ/anorder(= something that someonetellsyou you must do)thatstatestheoppositeof apreviousorder:
On thebattlefield,ordersandconflictingcounter-orders wereaddingto thegeneralchaos.
Thefollowingweek, a counterorderprohibitedworkersfromenteringthesite.
- Vaudreuil thenissuedcounter-orders.
- There wereordersand counterorders,conflicts, andtemporaryleaders.
- Thejudgesaidofficersshouldignoreany counter-orders on thissubjectfrom then on.
- In anyprisonthere is ajungleofordersand counter-orders.
Instructions and orders
- as per instructionsidiom
- brief
- briefing
- charge
- clarion call
- command
- commandment
- dictate
- diktat
- direction
- doctor's orders
- fiat
- interdict
- marching orders
- order
- orders are ordersidiom
- per
- unbriefed
- walkthrough
- word