Definition of "roll call" []

• The reading aloud of a list of names of people, as in a classroom or military post, to determine who is present or absent. (noun)
• The time fixed for such a reading. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It was voted down, and once more the roll call started."
• "Lewis said shortly: 'Ernie Gregg is missing from roll call tonight.'"
• "I spoke with Linc Chafee R., R.I., reminding him that in 2001, he had actually been the first senator to vote in my favor on the floor roll call for the T job, and he replied, “Ah, a pioneer.”"