0 to need or deserve a particular action, remark, or quality: --
Members have called for his resignation.
He told you that you were an idiot? Well, I don't think that was called for (= I think it was rude and not deserved)!
It's the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.
This calls for a celebration!
1 to say publicly that something should happen or is necessary: --
call for a ban/inquiry/investigation, etc. They called for an investigation into how the investments were made and who is responsible.