mobilization

American  

[moh-buh-lahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌmoʊ bə laɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, mobilisation

noun

1. the act or process of marshaling, organizing, or preparing something for action.

   The study was undertaken as part of the mobilization for Ebola prevention in Sierra Leone.

2. the act or process of calling up or organizing military forces to prepare for active service, or of organizing industries, goods, etc., to serve the government in time of war.

   As an infantryman, he was on the front lines assisting in the mobilization of vehicles, troops, and weaponry.

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Other Word Forms

• countermobilization noun
• remobilization noun

Etymology

Origin of mobilization

First recorded in 1795–1805; mobiliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

But the scale of the demonstrations — stretching from major international metropolitan hubs to small towns in rural America — signals a level of mobilization that is increasingly difficult to ignore.

From Salon

The Yellow Vests were mostly nonviolent and had little or no experience of mass mobilization.

From Salon

In this environment, an effective national counterterrorism strategy would likely point to stopping terrorism further upstream, interrupting radicalization and violent mobilization at an earlier stage.

From Los Angeles Times

Since July 2024, Revolut had been in a so-called mobilization phase, which involves building and testing its operations with a small pool of customers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ahead of any mobilization to the region, there tends to be an influx of Marines from across the country, said Seymour, who grew up there.

From Los Angeles Times

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