enlistment
[en-list-muh nt]
- the period of time for which one is committed to military service.
- an act of enlisting.
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Origin of enlistment
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for enlistment
Contemporary Examples
He also worried that enlistment terms would soon run out on several thousand of his soldiers, siphoning away his strength.
Feely also indicated that the TOW was reliable, citing he had never seen a misfire during his four-year enlistment.
The Big Weapons that the U.S. May Be Secretly Supplying to the Syrian RebelsThomas Gibbons-Neff
April 25, 2014
After my two months at the clinic, my enlistment term was, in fact, coming to an end.
Historical Examples
Accept them all, and arrange for their enlistment as soon as possible.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
She was equally open to enlistment in any other proposed diversion.
Southern Lights and ShadowsVarious
Neither Mary nor he had spoken again of the question of enlistment.
Changing WindsSt. John G. Ervine
The enlistment of men in the United States navy, as in the army, is voluntary.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
The motive of my enlistment had no remotest connection with the bounty offered.
RecollectionsDavid Christie Murray
Word Origin and History for enlistment
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper