Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
strike-off-the-roll
Phrase
/straɪk ɒf ðə rəʊl/
Definition
To remove or exclude someone from a list or register.
Examples
- The committee decided to strike-off-the-roll the members who had not attended meetings for over a year.
- After the audit, several inactive accounts were struck off the roll to clean up the records.
Meaning
The phrase typically refers to the action of taking a name off a list, particularly in contexts involving formal registration, such as legal, academic, or organizational records.
Synonyms
- remove
- exclude
- disqualify
- eliminate
