"call to action" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calls to action [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|calls to action}} call to action (plural calls to action)
  1. An appeal for action. Synonyms: trumpet call, clarion call, CTA [initialism] Related terms: call to arms, wake-up call Translations (appeal for action): دَعْوَة (daʕwa) [feminine] (Arabic), vetoomus toimiin (Finnish), kehotus toimiin (Finnish), მოქმედებისკენ მოწოდება (mokmedebisḳen moc̣odeba) (Georgian), Aufruf [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-call_to_action-en-noun-oN1eqeMw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'appeal for action': 99 1
  2. (marketing) A design (words, picture, or otherwise) to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale. Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-call_to_action-en-noun-TG4Vq5oJ Topics: business, marketing

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