call to arms

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noun

a command to report for active military duty.

Origin of call to arms

First recorded in 1840–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for call to arms

gauntlet, glove, mobilize, rally

Examples from the Web for call to arms

Contemporary Examples of call to arms

I believe that most Americans would welcome a call-to-arms against combat arms from our former presidents.
Judith Miller: My Gun Control Fantasy
Judith Miller
July 22, 2012

Historical Examples of call to arms

She held Jarvis's letter in her hand—his call-to-arms letter.
Bambi
Marjorie Benton Cooke