ROLL CALL


Meaning of ROLL CALL in English

noun

Etymology: roll (I) + call, after the phrase call the roll

1.

a. : the act or an instance of calling off a list of names (as for checking attendance or recording a vote)

the first sergeant began the roll call

the teacher never skips roll call

demanded a roll call on the measure

b. : a regularly scheduled time for calling the roll

was unable to get back before roll call

c. : a signal for a roll call

the bugler blew roll call

2. : register , roll

in his own roll call of heroes — M.Y.Hughes

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.