as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power
a Siberian shaman muttering mysterious invocations to ward off evil
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There is a frequent invocation of the Jews by right-wing Asian commentators, with conservatives from both groups bewildered by the liberal tendencies of their demographic as a whole.
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
The invocation of a pervasive communist menace helped rally support for the administration’s aid bill.
—Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
Chutkan has ruled against Trump in a previous case, denying his 2021 invocation of executive privilege to block the release of government documents to the House committee investigating the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
But the convention overall was long on performative religiosity and relatively short on specific invocations of social conservatives’ issue priorities.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
The invocation of a pervasive communist menace helped rally support for the administration’s aid bill.
—Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2022
Chutkan has ruled against Trump in a previous case, denying his 2021 invocation of executive privilege to block the release of government documents to the House committee investigating the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
But the convention overall was long on performative religiosity and relatively short on specific invocations of social conservatives’ issue priorities.
—Matthew Wilson, Orange County Register, 21 July 2024
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“Invocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invocation. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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