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call on
Make a request, ask for, choose, as in We are calling upon you to run for chairman , or The teacher called on Joe to answer . [c. 1400]
Pay a brief visit, as in The salesman said he'd call on me in the morning . Shakespeare had this usage in Antony and Cleopatra (1:4): “I'll call upon you ere you go to bed.†[Late 1500s]
Idioms and Phrases
Also, call upon .Example Sentences
It has called on the government to strengthen the existing Online Safety Act with more robust legislation.
The European Parliament called on Thailand last month to reform the law, which it said was "among the strictest in the world", and grant amnesty to those prosecuted and imprisoned under it.
Theaters often call on studios to do more to support cinemas.
London Councils, the body which represents the 32 boroughs, called on Thursday for a new power-sharing arrangement with the mayor, giving them a formal say over the capital's strategic direction.
“My receiver heard me making calls on the sideline. He ran up to me after he got off the field and was like, ‘Big General!
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