call roll

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call roll (third-person singular simple present calls roll, present participle calling roll, simple past and past participle called roll)

1. (idiomatic) To make a roll call; to take attendance.
   • 2008, Danny Brown, Shooting The Pistol: Courtside Photos of Pete Maravich at LSU, page 1:

     As the 20–25 freshmen stood at attention in formation on the first day of orientation, I began to call roll.

   • 2010, Nancy Sylvester, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Robert's Rules, →ISBN:

     Instead of always beginning with the first name in the alphabet, some groups rotate how they call roll.

   • 2010, Julia G. Thompson, Discipline Survival Guide for the Secondary Teacher, →ISBN, page 147:

     Make sure to have a roster handy to call roll to make sure all of your students are safely out of the building or in their assigned positions for a lockdown drill. Teach them that you will call roll to provide for their safety and that you expect them to answer quickly.

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