call the question

verb

To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.

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Meanings

verbcall the question (third-person singular simple present calls the question, present participle calling the question, simple past and past participle called the question)

present singular third person calls the question · participle present calling the question · participle past called the question · past called the question

  1. To end a period of debate on an issue by requiring a decision to be made with respect to that issue.
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APA

call the question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20the%20question

MLA

“call the question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20the%20question. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call the question,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20the%20question.

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