call-up
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noun
1.
an order to report for active military service.
2.
the number of persons drafted during a specific period of time: The November call-up was set at 15,000.
3.
a call or urging to service.
Origin:
1625–35; noun use of verb phrase call up
1625–35; noun use of verb phrase call up
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