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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.
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Origin:
1740–50; enlist + -ment

Related forms
pre·en·list·ment, noun
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enlist (ɪnˈlɪst)
 
—vb (foll by in)
1.  to enter or persuade to enter into an engagement to serve in the armed forces
2.  (tr) to engage or secure (a person, his services, or his support) for a venture, cause, etc
3.  to enter into or join an enterprise, cause, etc
 
en'lister
 
—n
 
en'listment
 
—n

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enlistment
1765, from enlist + -ment.
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