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call to arms

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noun

a command to report for active military duty.

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Origin of call to arms

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby call to arms

call slip, call someone's bluff, call the shots, call the tune, call to account, call to arms, call to mind, call to order, call to quarters, call-up, call upon
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Words related to call to arms

gauntlet, glove, mobilize, rally, take up arms

Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST

  • She held Jarvis's letter in her hand—his call-to-arms letter.

    Bambi|Marjorie Benton Cooke