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call to arms
noun
- a command to report for active military duty.
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Origin of call to arms1
Example Sentences
He convened an emergency meeting with representatives of French businesses most affected by the newly announced 20% tariffs on EU goods sold to the US and issued a call to arms to European business "not to invest in America for some time until we have clarified things".
He defended a public "call to arms" made at a Downing Street news conference on 10 April 2020 for more UK suppliers of PPE to come forward.
"No-one has testified that the call to arms led to anything other than more PPE… So I stand by that."
The Sherman Theatre in Cardiff was looking for stories that spoke to a Welsh audience at the time and representatives contacted Azuka, who felt it was her "call to arms" to explore Wales' links with slavery and the British Empire.
The government responded with a wider call to arms that saw thousands of men from government-allied armed factions deploy to the coast.
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