recruitment

[ri-kroot-muhnt]

noun

1. the act or process of recruiting.

2. Physiology.,  an increase in the response to a stimulus owing to the activation of additional receptors, resulting from the continuous application of the stimulus with the same intensity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of recruitment¹

First recorded in 1815–25; recruit + -ment

Example Sentences

Other than these stories, I found that AP reporters in Gaza did no in-depth reporting on Hamas’s recruitment of new combatants, domination of the civilian population, control of Israeli hostages, or intimidation of food-delivery efforts.

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A selection of young men could be summoned for a medical or even mandatory service, if required, should recruitment targets be missed.

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Black-cab drivers have to memorize London’s labyrinth of streets and pass a test known as “the Knowledge,” a feat sometimes seen as an anachronistic barrier to recruitment in the age of the sat-nav.

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Royal Mail has also made changes in recruitment and training and has provided more support in delivery offices, the spokesperson added.

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It is also interesting to see these findings have implications for other diseases with neutrophil recruitment and activation.

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