˜yÐÄvlog

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call to arms

noun

  1. a command to report for active military duty.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of call to arms1

First recorded in 1840–50
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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".

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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.

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"No-one has testified that the call to arms led to anything other than more PPE… So I stand by that."

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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.

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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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