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call-up

[ kawl-uhp ]
/ ˈkɔlˌʌp /
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noun

an order to report for active military service.
the number of persons drafted during a specific period of time: The November call-up was set at 15,000.
a call or urging to service.

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RELATED WORDS

selection, lottery, roundup, assembly, congeries, crowd, company, roster, convocation, aggregation, collection, group, draft, rally, meeting, roll, assemblage, mobilization, levy, assignment

Nearby words

  1. call-board,
  2. call-exner body,
  3. call-in,
  4. call-in pay,
  5. call-out,
  6. calla,
  7. callable,
  8. callaghan,
  9. callaghan, morley,
  10. callais

Origin of call-up

First recorded in 1625–35; noun use of verb phrase call up
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