solicit
അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുക
definition
verb
he called a meeting to solicit their views
ask for or try to obtain (something) from someone.
example
As a twenty-one-year-old teacher, she requested and received authorization from the trustees to 'solicit' funds for a new roof for Luther Hall.
Furthermore, the Fisheries Department was in constant contact with lodge owners in the area to 'solicit' their views on fish conservation.
But to seek out praise, to actively 'solicit' positive feedback is not my style.
Once a financial goal has been set, the critical quiet period begins, when school leaders 'solicit' the largest potential donors.
Do you seek out major authors and 'solicit' manuscripts?
The nervous Prince again seeks to 'solicit' words of loyalty from his men.
For products from suppliers with e-commerce capabilities, the site also allows users to 'solicit' sample materials, request price quotes, and place purchase orders.
The purpose of the meeting was primarily to 'solicit' agreement from regional stakeholders on the cleaner production and eco-efficiency strategic plan and receive assistance from them in the execution of the plan.
The obscure law originally directed at brothel owners who would 'solicit' arriving sailors with liquor and prostitutes, has been used only twice, first in 1872 and again in 1890.
Every time you pay a bill, buy something, or have merchandise delivered, you give that company an opening to 'solicit' you by phone for the next 18 months.
This bill would mandate that public meetings are held in communities across the nation to 'solicit' input about ways to improve the health care system.
don't 'solicit' for money
he called a meeting to 'solicit' their views
Each person had five minutes to describe the job he or she was seeking and 'solicit' relevant contacts from others.
You have groups formed like America Coming Together and like the Media Fund that are designed to 'solicit' many of the same people to give the same contributions to do the same things.
he called a meeting to 'solicit' their views
The bill makes it an offence to 'solicit' for prostitution in a public place.
Effective issue advertising also can aid presidents in presenting their positions since they can directly 'solicit' voters without critical commentary.
Despite regular crack downs on street sex work, workers continue to 'solicit' on the streets.
I did not directly 'solicit' participation at these meetings.
We ought to, obviously, 'solicit' the views of the other commissioners on any major substantive issue.
As a candidate for the Board of Directors, I plan to continue to 'solicit' your ideas and seek your input.
I think prostitution itself is legal… it's not legal to 'solicit' or run a brothel.
A ridiculous and doomed attempt to 'solicit' someone to commit a crime, for example, is still criminal solicitation; a pitifully executed attempt at fraud is still fraud.
Your personal information is eventually sold to marketing companies that then 'solicit' you by phone or mail based on your profile.
To obtain the most competitive prices, 'solicit' the bids in January or February, when roofers have little work and are looking for summertime jobs.
Law enforcement agencies in the Johannesburg area have vowed to crack down on brothels and on sex workers 'soliciting' on the streets of the city, following this week's Constitutional Court ruling outlawing the trade.
Should she be caught 'soliciting' within the next three years she faces a jail sentence of up to five years, on top of any sentences for additional crimes.
It was not until 1985 that the law penalized the client for kerb-crawling, even though for many years it had penalized prostitutes for 'soliciting' in the street.
If a stranger 'solicited' us who was too friendly or too overbearing, we would be offended.
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