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n. The action or instance of soliciting; petition; proposal.

n. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.

n. Excitement; invitation.

n. The act of soliciting.

n. In criminal law:

n. The inciting of another to commit a crime.

n. The enticing of a man by a prostitute in a public place.

n. Endeavor to influence by bribery.

n. An earnest request; a seeking with some degree of zeal and earnestness to obtain something from another: as, the solicitation of a favor.

n. (d ) Advocacy.

n. Synonyms Entreaty, supplication, importunity, appeal, petition, suit.

n. the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

n. request for a sum of money

n. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

"The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an assortment of national business groups opposed to President Obama's health-care reform effort are collecting money to finance an economic study that could be used to portray the legislation as a job killer and threat to the nation's economy, according to an e-mail solicitation from a top Chamber official."

temptation    enticement   

applicant   

importunity    excitement    invitation   

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