claporder
/ˈklæpˌɔːdə/nounVerified NewThe unspoken ranking read from who applauds first, longest, and hardest in assemblies where enthusiasm is compulsory.
In chambers and congresses of managed applause, the first clap is a career document. Everyone studies the timing; no one writes it down.
Etym. — clap + order; order as both sequence and command, which is the joke and the analysis.
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