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What does call for mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word call for? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To shout out in order to summon (a person).
  2. To ask for in a loud voice.
  3. (figuratively) To request, demand.
  4. To necessitate, demand.
  5. To stop at a place and ask for (someone).
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Others will call for gun control, for prosecuting minors as adults, for building new juvenile detention facilities and jails.
Not all wine becomes acetic, but when it does it actually can be used for cooking, in dishes that call for vinegar.
If there's ever a call for that kind of skill in the cut-throat world of international communications, I'll be quids in.
They call for field research and action research that introduces, observes, and records the outcomes of interventions over time.
Plans call for the demolition of the racetrack and grandstand to provide the necessary space for expansion.
That is not a call for censorship, but it is legitimate to query whether this project is the most suitable to receive public money.

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