at the invitation of someone
- at the invitation of someone
at someone’s invitation/
at the invitation of someone/
phrase
if you do something at someone’s invitation, you do it when they ask or invite you
They came to Washington at the invitation of the president.
Thesaurus: obedience and cooperation
hyponym to obey a law or rule, or to accept someone's authority
synonym
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