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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Overall, the track feels like a call to arms toward Kendrick’s idea of a better world.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
In the book, Cole lasts through much of the Targaryen civil war – sorry, Team Black! – and is killed during a battle called the Butcher's Ball by a mix of soldiers from the River Lands and Northmen supporting Cregan Stark's call to arms in support of Rhaenyra.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Now, almost 250 years later, Americans are hearing a new call to arms.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
That’s no accident on a bench stacked by Trump with the explicit call to arms to blend religion—specifically, Christianity—with the rule of law.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 June 2024
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
In the book, Cole lasts through much of the Targaryen civil war – sorry, Team Black! – and is killed during a battle called the Butcher's Ball by a mix of soldiers from the River Lands and Northmen supporting Cregan Stark's call to arms in support of Rhaenyra.
—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2024
Now, almost 250 years later, Americans are hearing a new call to arms.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 27 May 2024
That’s no accident on a bench stacked by Trump with the explicit call to arms to blend religion—specifically, Christianity—with the rule of law.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 20 June 2024
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“Call to arms.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20to%20arms. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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