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• n  an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status
  a solicitation to the king for relief
• n  request for a sum of money
• n  the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money)

• Also, many acts of solicitation online are harassing or teasing communications that are not designed to seduce youth into offline sexual encounters; 69% of solicitations involve no .
• He raised that money both through his national exposure and by becoming one of the first and certainly the most effective user of direct-mail solicitation and campaigning.
• After the jump, the hurricane donation solicitation that Obama sent to his enormous email and text list -- though I am subscribed to both and haven't yet received it myself.

• appeal
• collection
• ingathering
• allurement

News & Articles

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• Edmond man faces Craigslist solicitation complaint
  An Edmond man has been arrested on a complaint related to alleged solicitation of a minor via Craigslist, police said.
  June 14, 2013 - The Edmond Sun
• Rogers Communications Inc. Announces Results and Settlement of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 6.25% Senior ...
  Rogers Communications Inc. Announces Results and Settlement of Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 6.25% Senior Notes due 2013
  June 13, 2013 - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance
• Erath man arrested in solicitation of a minor - WXVT-TV Delta News - More Local News and Weather WXVT.com |
  LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Authorities say a four-month investigation led to the arrest of an Erath man for online solicitation of a juvenile.
  June 13, 2013 - WXVT 15 Greenville

Quotes

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• Ken Salazar in BusinessWeek
  I am withdrawing that Jan. 14 solicitation because in my view it was a midnight decision, and it was flawed,Salazar told reporters on a teleconference call from Washington, DC
• Tom Tancredo in FOXNews
  My campaign manager sent out an e-mail solicitation asking for supplies _ chairs, desks, computers,Tancredo said. "I told her I want her to send out another one. 'Please we'd like to buy an airplane.'"
• Arlen Specter in Huffington Post (blog)
  Our company has determined that Strategic Equity Partners and the other participants in its proxy solicitation, in violation of law and Mr. Galloway's fiduciary duties, have engaged in an outrageous campaign to disseminate false and misleading... William Keith Brooks http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Keith_Brooks&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGLjy2yigNYh59t00UWsLRWLzS6yg Crain's Detroit Business http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100701/FREE/100709991&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNG2dzuxKu14kactZLVAljJg5peupg Jul 1, 2010 92167 122446 solicitor Well, Solicitor General Kagan, I think the commentaries in the media are accurate. We started off with a standard that you articulated at the University of Chicago Law School about substantive discussions," Specter said. "And they say we...