CALL ON / UPON SB


Meaning of CALL ON / UPON SB in English

( 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.