1. demand - Noun
2. demand - Verb
To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from, as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt; to demand obedience.
To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a peremptory manner; to question.
To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.
To call into court; to summon.
To make a demand; to inquire.
The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note payable on demand.
Earnest inquiry; question; query.
A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a person's company is in great demand.
That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.
The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as due.
The right or title in virtue of which anything may be claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person.
A thing or amount claimed to be due.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDo not look for or expect love from others, rather demand from yourself love and compassion for them. Ignatius Bryanchaninov
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. Confucius
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else. David Brin
Beetles that roll balls out of human faeces demand to be hidden away from the rich man, because there is nothing he wouldn't buy. Nigerian Proverb
Don't demand your rights until you have the power. Irish Proverb
Don't demand that what you write in the nile will be read in the desert. Ethiopian Proverb