marching orders

That son, now a 23-year-old man, said he no longer responds unquestioningly to his father’s marching orders.

And thus Rob Pelinka, their newly minted president of basketball operations with a newly extended contract, has been giving his summer marching orders.

Social media platforms often resist moderation for business purposes, but under political pressure, they will act upon moderation marching orders from whoever is in power.

With such a strong leader, the Democratic Party would now have its marching orders instead of being lost and slowly forming a circular firing squad.

Scott's optimism runs counter to Trump's marching orders, however.