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.
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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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They did not emerge out of candidate recruitment by outsiders or party critics.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
In theory, Ederson had at least been signed by then, which meant some recruitment had been put in place before this week's deals involving Santos and Darlow were agreed.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The suit said he joined the department in 2013 and transferred into the recruitment division in November 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
It also pointed to low morale and motivation within the service, recommending reformed recruitment and promotion processes.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Even the recruitment officer was so busy counting out the twenty-five one-dollar bills Ned handed him that he neglected to ask for proof of age.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
This year, the agency has offered extra pay to help entice retirement-eligible controllers to stay on, while raising wages for early-career employees and stepping up recruitments to the air-traffic-controller academy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
“When I got there, I saw banners advertising recruitments for the army. By then, I had spent so much time and money that I decided to join anyway,” he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2024
He built relationships by aiding players’ college recruitments — contacting coaches and driving players to colleges for camps and visits.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
Our aim is to decrease drastically the number of recruitments to this terrorist organization and to try and deprive it of funds so it will die.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 16, 2017
The sicknesses are ceasing; the recruitments are coming in: shortly all will be complete.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 by Carlyle, Thomas
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