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enlistment Definition

en·list·ment (en listmənt, in-)

noun

  1. an enlisting or being enlisted
  2. ☆ the period of time for which one enlists

enlistment Synonyms

enlistment

n.

conscription, levy, recruitment; see draft 6, enrollment 1.

enlistment Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • voluntary: Nine days after the Second World War was declared in 1939, voluntary enlistment began for an infantry division.
  • original: When the original three-year enlistment expired, only forty veterans from the original regiment reenlisted.
  • three-year: November 1986 Mohamed applies for a three-year enlistment with the U.S. Army.
  • compulsory: Moreover, by the end of 1915 the threat of conscription ( compulsory enlistment with the British forces ) hung over Irish men.

Preposition: into

  • army: A full and detailed description of the types of enlistment into the British Army during the Great War is given here.

Modifies a noun

  • paper: The Fleet Air Arm Museum also have good holdings of enlistment papers relating to the Royal Naval Division.
  • form: For example, his enlistment form shows him to have been 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 120 pounds.

Noun used with modifier

  • under-age: Response: The army was repeatedly criticized for failing to curb under-age enlistments.

Preposition: in

  • army: Trade, travel, migration, enlistment in the army and navy, the consumer revolution - all suggest greater and greater ties.
  • force: This is consistent with the minimum period of enlistment in the armed forces.

Preposition: of

  • man: Following the enlistment of 115 men in one week, the proposed Battalion strength was raised to 1,200 men.

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