mobilization
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌmoʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
:
movilización
- The medieval crusades required immense mobilization of soldiers and resources over long time periods.
- political mobilization
- mass mobilization
- social mobilization
Replicate in peacetime the ideal of total military mobilization in wartime.
- Replicate in peacetime the ideal of total military mobilization in wartime.
- Again, it's mainly mobilization of coalitions around the toughest problems.
- And of course, we never had full mobilization.
- And and it's an opportunity in effect for another moon shot kind of mobilization by the United States.
- And especially after all these casualties, after all the obvious lying after the mobilization announcement.
- You know, did I think really spark powerful mobilization against that decision.
Examples
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In response to rising tensions, the military announced a large-scale mobilization of troops and equipment.
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In the top story of the hour, the largest single law enforcement mobilization in California history is currently underway.
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We're gonna need a major mobilization right away.
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But the territory is vast, and it's why this war took such massive mobilization in order to win or lose.
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This is, as yet, not a measure of general mobilization to include the Territorial Army.
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Chinese mobilization is now 80 percent complete.
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The last 36 hours has seen an historical mobilization of every country working together, in a way the world has never seen before.
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It's quite another thing to have that vision come into fruition through the mobilization of an entire community.
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Poland will announce the mobilization of reservists.
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Not since D-Day have we seen such a mass mobilization of unions and resources for such a noble task.
Synonyms
Uniting people to inspire them to act for a cause
Antonyms
- Specialized
2
7.7
The process of sending soldiers home and closing military units after a war
Compounds
- Formal
Organizing a country's money, factories, and workers for war or national emergency
How Active
- Specialized
7
3.8
26
6.7
144
6.1
- Jargon
4
6.3
- Formal
1
7.4
- Specialized
2
7.7
1
7.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mobilization comes from the Latin root mobilis meaning 'movable' and is related to the everyday word mobile, which means 'able to move'. So, mobilization is the organizing and preparing of people or resources so they can move into action.