Underlings Follow Them Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "ORDERS" which means:

noun
• • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
• • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
• • A degree in a continuum of size or quantity
• • Established customary state (especially of society)
• • Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
• • A condition of regular or proper arrangement
• • A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
• • A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities
• • A formal association of people with similar interests
• • A body of rules followed by an assembly
• • A group of person living under a religious rule
• • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
• • A request for something to be made, supplied, or served
• • (architecture) one of original three styles of greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the romans
• • The act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
verb
• • Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
• • Make a request for something
• • Issue commands or orders for
• • Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
• • Bring order to or into
• • Place in a certain order
• • Appoint to a clerical posts
• • Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
• • Assign a rank or rating to

An example sentence would be:

• • "She gave me clear orders on how to complete the project."
• • "The waiter took our orders and brought us our food."

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