call-in

(kôl'ĭn')
adj.
Being in a format such that listeners or viewers are invited to have their telephone conversations with the host or guests on a show broadcast to other listeners: a call-in radio show.

n.

1. A viewer's or listener's telephone conversation with or telephone call to the host of such a show.
2. A viewer or listener making such a call.

1.  Summon for help or consultation, as in We've decided to call in a specialist to look at Father. [Second half of 1600s]
2.  Withdraw from circulation, as in We're calling in all the old models. [Late 1500s]
3.  Communicate by telephone, as in In this office salesmen must call in once a day. [Mid-1900s]

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The verb has 7 meanings:

Meaning #1: summon to enter

Meaning #2: summon to a particular activity or employment

Meaning #3: pay a brief visit
  Synonyms: visit, call

Meaning #4: take a player out of a game in order to exchange for another player

Meaning #5: communicate (with) by telephone

Meaning #6: demand payment of, as of a loan
  Synonym: call

Meaning #7: cause to be returned
  Synonyms: recall, call back, withdraw

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Call	call duty
call me your	call manager