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Solicit meaning

To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. | To woo; to court. | To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.

Example sentences (20)

A father said at the Wednesday meeting: 'The issue here is that the board is required by law to solicit the views of the school's councils and to the best of my knowledge the board has not done so.

Apex employees allegedly walked door to door in hurricane-damaged neighborhoods to solicit business for itself and MMA.

Check out the gorgeous cover from Leinil Francis Yu and the issue's solicit information below.

Domestically, he convened a symposium with economists in early July to solicit solutions, and also held a meeting with eight provincial leaders late last month in Shanghai.

Idahosa, who officially flagged off his reelection campaign on Tuesday, took his campaign tour to four locations in Ovia federal constituency to solicit support for the February 25 election.

In doing so, it is trying to solicit support in countering the groups from Israel and international actors, as well as from Palestinians themselves.

Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office is facing multiple felony charges after attempting to solicit sexual acts form an undercover officer posing as a young girl online.

She said officers are deployed at roadblocks to prevent and detect crime and traffic offences, not to solicit bribes.

Similar to Kickstarter, Indiegogo permits you to solicit funds for your product while fostering engagement with a community of contributors and potential customers.

Similar to what Stone revealed, a 15-year-old, alias Jackson, bared that he was also forced to solicit funds for the organization.

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will consider taking the lead to solicit a new study analyzing the feasibility of merging Asheville City Schools and Buncombe County Schools at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 17.

The fund is not application-based for the simple reason that there is no time to solicit applications, vet them, and deliver the money into the hands of the municipalities before the March 31 cutoff.

We therefore solicit your support and understanding as we promptly address any unforeseen circumstances.

Dr George Agyekum Donkor, President of EBID disclosed that the aim of the media launch was to solicit support from the media in bringing the initiative to the front burner towards making the Forum a success.

He also wants to make it a second-degree felony if criminals use social media to solicit others to participate in retail theft, while it will be a third-degree felony to commit retail theft with five or more individuals.

He is also accused of conducting a labor trafficking scheme that brought church members to the US using fraudulently obtained visas and forced the members to solicit donations for a bogus charity based in California, according to US prosecutors.

He said: “We solicit your prayers and Holy Masses for his eternal joy.

If they’re complaining to you about the state of your lawn, explain your situation and solicit their advice.

In fact, after immigration ended in British Guiana in 1917, the Government and planters sent a delegation of Guianese-Indian leaders to India to solicit support for a new scheme to supply cheap labour.

In the incident, police told the paper that Alison had been seeking to solicit money in exchange for sexual acts from an undercover police officer during a probe at a hotel.