mobilize
verb (used with object)
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
mobilise
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a variation of
mobilize.
Example Sentences
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They used AI tools to crunch numbers, identify threats to the vote, and mobilise tens of thousands of election monitors to prevent intimidation and electoral fraud by the governing parties.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
President Prabowo Subianto on Monday ordered the government to mobilise maximum efforts, with officials saying more than 60,000 personnel had been deployed to combat fires on the ground.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Usually, it is the unions that mobilise teachers, but this time the movement came from the grassroots," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I call on states and companies to mobilise urgently through multilateral fora to chart a path for action to govern advanced, frontier Al models, grounded in international human rights law."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
It was not till October 7 that was issued the first order to mobilise, summoning 25,000 of the Army Reserve to join the colours.
From Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
