Clarion call

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"Clarion call" refers to a powerful request for action or an irresistible mandate. It derives from the cloud of a clarion, a medieval trumpet. It is frequently used in a religious context, and is the name of several missionary Christian groups. It is also used in a political context, in that a politician issues a challenge for action from the public.

In literature, it is a point in the plot where a character receives clear justification or incentive for his or her actions in the future of the plot.

Clarion Call is the name of the student newspaper of Clarion University.

The Clarion Call is also a song by the Swedish power metal band Falconer.