call to arms
noun phrase
1
: a summons to engage in active hostilities
2
: a summons, invitation, or appeal to undertake a particular course of action
a political call to arms
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The big story in fashion in 2025 is a call to arms for personal style.
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has sounded the call to arms, so to speak, as applications for the second iteration of its next-gen-centric program are officially open.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Answering this call to arms was CatholicVote and Burch, leading the conservative Catholic charge to lend credibility to conservative lawmakers like Vance and their combative attitude toward a variety of political debates.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
So warns Peter Rotter, a music and orchestra contractor who worked on movies such as Avatar, Frozen, and Deadpool, in an open letter to the industry that is serving as a call to arms to mobilize not just the music community, but also studios and production companies.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
The Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has sounded the call to arms, so to speak, as applications for the second iteration of its next-gen-centric program are officially open.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Answering this call to arms was CatholicVote and Burch, leading the conservative Catholic charge to lend credibility to conservative lawmakers like Vance and their combative attitude toward a variety of political debates.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
So warns Peter Rotter, a music and orchestra contractor who worked on movies such as Avatar, Frozen, and Deadpool, in an open letter to the industry that is serving as a call to arms to mobilize not just the music community, but also studios and production companies.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Call to arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20to%20arms. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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