recall

recall: re·call /ri-'kȧl, 'rē-ˌkȯl/ n

1: a call to return

a recall of workers

2: the right or procedure by which an official may be removed by vote of the people

a recall petition

3: the act of revoking

4: a public call by a manufacturer for the return of a defective or esp. unsafe product

re·call /ri-'kȯl/ vt

recall: I (call back) verb abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, disannul, dismiss, disqualify, invalidate, nullify, reanimate, reassemble, reconvene, repudiate, rescind, resuscitate, revive, revivify, revocare, revoke, summon back, take back, unsay, void, withdraw II (remember) verb be reminded of, call up, commemorate, conjure up, dwell upon, evoke, fix in the mind, have memories of, keep in mind, know again, know by heart, look back upon, memorialize, memorize, place, recognize, recollect, recordari, recover knowledge of, refresh one's memory, relive, reminisce, retain, retrace, retrospect, review, revive, see in retrospect, summon up, think back to III index abjuration, abrogate (rescind), ademption, annul, cancel, cancellation, countermand, defeasance, depose (remove), disavow, discharge (annulment), discharge (release from obligation), disinherit, hindsight, nullify, recant, reclaim, recognition, recognize (perceive), recollect, recollection, redeem (repurchase), remember, remembrance (recollection), renege, repeal, repossess, rescind, rescision, retain (keep in possession), retraction, retrospect, revocation, revoke, withdraw

recall: v.

(1) To revoke; to reverse or cancel a judgment.

(2) To remove an elected official from office before the end of his or her term.

(3) To order an official, particularly a diplomatic official, to come back home and often to relinquish his or her office.

(4) To notify consumers of a manufacturing defect in a product and allow them to return the product for repair or replacement.

n.
recall

recall: n.

1 A removal of a public official from office by means of a popular vote to prematurely end his or her term of service.

2 A product manufacturer's requesting the public to return faulty products for replacement or repair, required by the Consumer Safety Act.

recall: The right or procedure by which a public official may be removed from a position by a vote of the people prior to the end of the term of office.

recall: The right or procedure by which a public official may be removed from a position by a vote of the people prior to the end of the term of office.

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Synonyms:

Revoke, retract, recant, repeal, abjure, rescind, annul, overrule, cancel, nullify, countermand, set aside / Recollect, remember, recall to mind, Revocation, recantation, retraction

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recall — re‧call [rɪˈkɔːl ǁ ˈkɒːl] verb [transitive] 1. COMMERCE if a company recalls one of its products, it asks customers to return it because there may be something wrong with it: • The company was forced to recall one range of cereals after several… … Financial and business terms
Recall — may refer to:*Product recall *Recall election *Letter to recall sent to return an ambassador from a country, either as a diplomatic protest or because the diplomat is being reassigned elsewhere and is being replaced by another envoy *Recall to… … Wikipedia
Recall — Re*call (r[ e]*k[add]l ), v. t. 1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador. [1913 Webster] If Henry were recalled to life again. Shak. 2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to withdraw; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Recall — (aus dem Lateinischen und Englischen zusammengefasst: re, zurück und call, rufen) ist: Zweite Runde des Castings bei Casting Shows Recall und Precision ist ein Maß zur Beschreibung der Güte eines Suchergebnisses in der Informatik und in der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
recall — [n1] remembrance anamnesis, memory, recollection, reminiscence; concept 529 Ant. forgetfulness recall [n2] request for return annulment, cancellation, nullification, recision, repeal, rescindment, rescission, retraction, revocation, withdrawal;… … New thesaurus
Recall — Re*call , n. 1. A calling back; a revocation. [1913 Webster] T is done, and since t is done, t is past recall. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. Wilhelm.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recall — ► VERB 1) remember. 2) cause one to remember or think of. 3) officially order to return. 4) (of a manufacturer) request the return of (faulty products). 5) reselect (a sports player) as a member of a team. 6) call up (stored computer data). ► … English terms dictionary
recall — [ri kôl′; ] also, & for n. & vt. 4 usually [, rē′kôl΄] vt. 1. to call back; ask or order to return; specif., to ask purchasers to return (an imperfect or dangerous product), often so that a manufacturing defect can be corrected 2. to bring back… … English World dictionary
recall — (v.) 1580s, to bring back by calling upon, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + CALL (Cf. call) (v.); in some cases a loan translation of M.Fr. rappeler (see REPEAL (Cf. repeal)) or L. revocare (see REVOKE (Cf. revoke)). Sense of … Etymology dictionary
recall — vb 1 recollect, *remember, remind, reminisce, bethink, mind Analogous words: evoke, elicit, extract, *educe: *stir, rouse, arouse, waken, awaken 2 *revoke, reverse, repeal, rescind Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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