English Dictionary

roll call

名詞

広義

(politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to determine if a quorum exists. / The time of day fixed for such an event.

日本語の意味

（政治）立法機関において、定足数の確認を目的として各議員の出席を確認する行事またはそのために定められた時間。

Before the session could begin, the clerk called for a roll call to determine whether a quorum was present.

会議を始める前に、書記は定足数がそろっているか確認するために出席確認を求めた。

意味（1）

(politics) Such an event in a legislative body in order to determine if a quorum exists.

意味（2）

The time of day fixed for such an event.

意味（3）

(by extension) The subset of those members of a specific group who are present or available out of the full set of all the members of said group.

On paper, the Japanese had come out on top of the engagement; granted, Hiei had taken a worrying level of damage, but Kirishima was still intact, the light cruiser Nagara and four destroyers were likewise good to go, and four more were damaged but operational. Apart from Hiei, only three destroyers were missing from the roll call.

roll calls （ plural ）