Synonyms for call for
call for

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1. request, bespeak, call for, questverb

   express the need or desire for; ask for

   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"

   Synonyms:
   demand, bespeak, indicate, betoken, gather up, need, postulate, involve, point, bay, require, pick up, quest, necessitate, take, collect, ask, signal, request, invite

2. necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demandverb

   require as useful, just, or proper

   "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

   Synonyms:
   require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, ask, conduct

3. invite, call forverb

   request the participation or presence of

   "The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

   Synonyms:
   demand, bespeak, involve, bid, ask for, gather up, need, ask round, tempt, ask over, ask in, take in, receive, pick up, quest, necessitate, pay for, require, take, collect, ask, request, postulate, invite

4. collect, pick up, gather up, call forverb

   gather or collect

   "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

   Synonyms:
   gain vigor, cop, pile up, take in, peck, pull in, take, invite, gather, nail, need, amass, lift up, perk up, necessitate, arrest, roll up, get word, quest, nab, percolate, demand, garner, see, receive, accumulate, gather up, postulate, request, compile, require, hoard, pull together, collar, turn around, apprehend, get a line, ask, uplift, involve, find out, intoxicate, pick up, bespeak, elate, catch, learn, get wind, perk, collect, discover, hear

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1. Richard Clarida:

   That is a risk case, that is something that our new framework would call for us to think about a potential policy response.

2. Dov Hikind:

   This is an important wakeup call for people, because it may save your life or the life of your children.

3. Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit:

   This election is one battle, and I believe the people will still call for freedom and justice.

4. Zuzana Caputova:

   I see the message from voters as a strong call for change.

5. Amit Mehta:

   The President's January 6 Rally Speech can reasonably be viewed as a call for collective action.