mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act of mobilizing

2

: the state of being mobilized

Synonyms

• marshaling
• marshalling
• rally
• rallying

Examples of mobilization in a Sentence

called for the prompt mobilization of all national resources to combat the deadly epidemic

Recent Examples on the Web

The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025

At 59, Bilak has nearly aged out of the military draft, which goes up to 60, but the country's mobilization remains a threat. —Ross Peleh, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024

Patients take a mobilization medicine that moves their blood stem cells from bone marrow into the blood stream. —Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024

But unlike eight years ago when the rank-and-file activists on that side joined The Resistance, that mobilization is not coming together this time. —Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mobilization

• counter-mobilization

Medical Definition

mobilization

noun

mo·​bi·​li·​za·​tion

variants also British mobilisation

ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

1

: the act or process of mobilizing

mobilization of glycogen

2

: the state of being mobilized