bidding
noun
1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
Similar word(s): bid, command, dictation
Definition categories: communication
2. a request to be present
- they came at his bidding
Similar word(s): summons
Definition categories: communication, invitation
3. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
Similar word(s): bid
Definition categories: communication, statement
verb
1. present participle of bid