mobilization

[ moh-buh-lahy-zey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or process of marshaling, organizing, or preparing something for action:The study was undertaken as part of the mobilization for Ebola prevention in Sierra Leone.

  2. the act or process of calling up or organizing military forces to prepare for active service, or of organizing industries, goods, etc., to serve the government in time of war:As an infantryman, he was on the front lines assisting in the mobilization of vehicles, troops, and weaponry.

Origin of mobilization

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; mobiliz(e) + -ation
  • Also especially British, mo·bi·li·sa·tion .

Other words from mobilization

  • coun·ter·mo·bi·li·za·tion; especially British, coun·ter·mo·bi·li·sa·tion, noun
  • re·mo·bi·li·za·tion; especially British, re·mo·bi·li·sa·tion, noun

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How to use mobilization in a sentence

  • His first business was to provide a proper train to ensure the quick and easy mobilisation of the artillery.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • From the first it became quite evident that the German system of mobilisation was quicker than the French.

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • There was reason to believe that Germany had partly mobilised some classes of her reserves before formal mobilisation.

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • The mobilisation, transport, and concentration of the British Army had been effected without a hitch.

    1914 | John French, Viscount of Ypres
  • Upon the outbreak of war, in these days of rapid mobilisation, much—perhaps all—would depend upon the troops first in the field.

    Trooper 3809 | Lionel Decle