call to task

English

Verb

call to task (third-person singular simple present calls to task, present participle calling to task, simple past and past participle called to task)

1. Alternative form of take to task
   • 2008, Shera Aranoff Tuchman, Sandra E. Rapoport, Moses' Women, →ISBN, page 25:

     They have transgressed the king's explicit orders, and fear that now they will be called to task, certainly censured, perhaps thrown into prison or even executed for their disobedience.

2. Focus attention on and motivate to do the work at hand.
   • 2010, Allan Formicola, Lourdes Hernandez-Cordero, Mobilizing the Community for Better Health, →ISBN, page 261:

     Bold, swift action is required to call to task a variety of stakeholders—from academia to service providers, from professionals to lay health workers.