recruitment
Americannoun
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the act or process of recruiting.
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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.
Etymology
Origin of recruitment
Explanation
Recruitment is the act of getting people to sign up for something, especially the military. If you've ever been recruited for something, then someone convinced you to do or join something. The person who convinced you was in the business of recruitment. Recruitment refers to everything people do to get others to join things, like the military. Colleges, sports teams, and businesses are all involved in recruitment when they are trying to attract new students, athletes, and employees. When recruitment is successful, people sign up and join.
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Example Sentences
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Recruitment, he added, could take place at mosques attached to the Basij militia in Tehran, and in city squares where pro-establishment rallies have been held.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Recruitment of new participants is ongoing, to continue supporting public research into the relationship between nutrition and health.
From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025
Recruitment would gradually increase to 50,000 a year by 2035.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Recruitment ads — Uncle Sam’s “I Want You” poster comes to mind — are an American staple, especially in times of war.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025
Recruitment poster urges pro-British colonists to join a Loyalist regiment.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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