first order of business

The first task one chooses to prioritize, discuss, or focus on. Our first order of business should be to get this issue with the lenders cleared up. Everything else can wait. Is everyone here? Right, the first order of business is the new marketing campaign. Paula, why don't you lead the meeting for this? Our first order of business is to show the jury that you are an upstanding guy. That will make it harder for them to associate you with any sort of crime or wrongdoing.