enlistment
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4.4
- noun
- /ɪnˈlɪstmənt/
:
alistamiento
- I just went through the whole enlistment process, so I have firsthand, recent experience.
- voluntary enlistment
- military enlistment
- rates of enlistment
Examples
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Black men have the highest rate of application for enlistment, at about twice the rate of white men until 1991.
Academic text (1996) -
So you think you might stay on after your enlistment's up?
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I had the enlistment papers all filled out.
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- Enlistment is down, sergeant.
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The percentage of young people who apply for enlistment is shown in Figure 2 by race and gender.
Academic text (1996) -
Forced military enlistment has caused men to flee abroad.
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Listen, my enlistment's up in the spring.
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Unfortunately, you don't meet our age requirements for enlistment.
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But the second thing that the Emancipation Proclamation called for was the enlistment of black soldiers.
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After careful consideration, he decided to begin his enlistment in the Army next month.
Synonyms
145
2.5
To sign up officially for a course or event
70
3.0
To find and invite people to join an organization, like a company or the army
34
2.7
The act of officially joining a course or school by signing up
3
2.0
Adding your name to join an event or service
Antonyms
Compounds
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enlistment comes from the verb enlist, which meant to put your name on a list to 'join' the army. So an enlistment is the act of signing up for the armed forces.