English-Dutch translations for orderly

• ordelijk
  Dan kunnen we een ordelijk debat voeren. Then we will have an orderly debate.
  Collega's, wij gaan nu proberen een ordelijke stemming te houden. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now attempt to hold an orderly vote.
  Bent u het niet met me eens dat we moeten zorgen voor een ordelijke overgang? Do you not agree that we have to secure an orderly transition here?

Definition of orderly

• Neat and tidy; possessing order
• Methodical or systematic
• Peaceful; well-behaved
• Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders
• A hospital attendant given a variety of non-medical duties
• According to good order or practice; appropriately, in a well-behaved or way.
• In order; in a particular order or succession; with a suitable arrangement.

Examples

• He has always kept an orderly kitchen, with nothing out of place.
• We live in an orderly universe, where rules govern both the movements of planets and the binding of molecules.
• An orderly gathering of citizens stood on the corner awaiting the bus.

Related words

• disorderly
• orderly book
• disorderly conduct|disorderly
• disorderly mess