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enlistment

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en⋅list⋅ment

[en-list-muhnt]
–noun
1. the period of time for which one is committed to military service.
2. an act of enlisting.

Origin:
1740–50; enlist + -ment
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en·list   (ěn-lĭst')   
v.   en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists

v.   tr.
  1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces.

  2. To engage the support or cooperation of.

v.   intr.
  1. To enter the armed forces.

  2. To participate actively in a cause or enterprise.

en·list'ment n.
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