( formal )
1.
to formally invite or ask sb to speak, etc. :
I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.
2.
to ask or demand that sb do sth :
I feel called upon (= feel that I ought) to warn you that ...
( formal )
1.
to formally invite or ask sb to speak, etc. :
I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.
2.
to ask or demand that sb do sth :
I feel called upon (= feel that I ought) to warn you that ...
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005