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• n  a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
  an invitation to lunch
  she threw the invitation away
• n  a tempting allurement
  she was an invitation to trouble

• At the same time, Italian Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani sent an invitation from Rome to do the same thing.
• After more than a decade of having its application blocked by China, Taiwan has received an invitation to attend the World Health Assembly and join the global fight against .
• All these received official invitations, were saluted, handshaken, welcomed at the White House.

News & Articles

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• President invites gay Lansing dads to White House for Father's Day
  The invitation that arrived last week from the White House social secretary came across as something more than an honor.
  June 13, 2013 - Detroit Free Press
• Marin briefs: Marin Catholic's Mahalak receives invitation to Elite 11 quarterback camp finals
  Marin Catholic High quarterback Morgan Mahalak, who has committed to play football at Oregon, on Monday received an invitation to the Elite 11 quarterback camp finals.
  June 11, 2013 - Marin Independent Journal
• HTC sends out Butterfly S and Desire 600 launch invitation in Taiwan
  According to an invitation we received earlier today, HTC and Taiwanese carrier Chunghwa Telecom will be holding a joint event on June 19th to launch two devices locally: the already announced 4.5-inch, BoomSound-enabled Desire 600 , along with a new Butterfly S. While no specs are mentioned here for the latter phone, our usually reliable friends over at ePrice received a tip last month on what ...
  June 10, 2013 - Engadget

Quotes

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• Billy Graham in FOXNews
  I regret that the Army felt it was necessary to rescind their invitation to the National Day of Prayer Task Force to participate in the Pentagon's special prayer service,Graham said in a written statement.
• President Bush in Hartford Courant
  If I were a betting man, we'll reach an agreement with the Iraqis,Bush said. "Of course, we're there at their invitation. It's a sovereign nation ...... We're going to work hard to accommodate their desires. It's their country."
• Ismail Haniyeh in Jerusalem Post
  We confirm that the Palestinian government refuses the invitation to early elections because it is unconstitutuional and could cause tension among Palestinians,Haniyeh said in his first public comments following Abbas' announcement Saturday...