Dictionary![]() ![]() roll' call"1. the calling of a list of names, as of soldiers or students, for checking attendance. 2. a military signal for this, as one given by a drum. 3. a voting process, esp. in the U.S. Congress, in which legislators are called on by name and allowed either to cast their vote or to abstain. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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